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As I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve noticed by now, gas prices are currently, uh\u2026 not great! One month ago, the average price for regular, unleaded gas was about $2.90 per gallon. Today, it\u2019s over $3.90 and climbing. Where I live in Michigan, regular gas is selling for $4.00\/gallon and above.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no indication that prices will come down anytime soon, so we\u2019ll likely be dealing with higher gas prices for a while. The good news? The Google Maps app<\/a> on your Android phone has an old, often-forgotten-about trick to help you find the cheapest gas in your area.<\/p>\n Do you use Google Maps to track gas prices?<\/p>\n 111 votes<\/p>\n Yes, all the time!<\/p>\n 9%<\/p>\n No, the prices aren’t accurate.<\/p>\n 19%<\/p>\n I didn’t know that you could.<\/p>\n 72%<\/p>\n How to look up gas prices in Google Maps<\/p>\n Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Gas prices have been available in Google Maps since 2015, so it\u2019s far from a new feature. However, whether you\u2019ve never looked at gas prices in Google Maps or simply forgot the option existed, finding them is extremely easy.<\/p>\n To do so, just open Google Maps and either search \u201cgas\u201d in the search bar or tap the Gas icon right below it. Once you do this, Google Maps shows all of the gas stations near you. And as you might notice, the listing for each location includes the current per-gallon price of regular gas at that station.<\/p>\n If you tap on a gas station to view more information about it, you\u2019ll find a more exhaustive list of prices for different types of gas that the station sells \u2014 such as midgrade, premium, and diesel.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s pretty much all there is to it. If you want to look at gas prices in a nearby town to see if there\u2019s a better deal elsewhere, simply use the map to move to a new area and search for gas again. Alternatively, you can use the search bar and search \u201c[Town name] gas\u201d to search for gas prices in other cities\/towns that way, too.<\/p>\n Are gas prices in Google Maps accurate?<\/p>\n Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Finding gas prices in Google Maps couldn\u2019t be easier. But can you trust the prices it shows you?<\/p>\n In my area, for major stations such as BP, CITGO, Shell, and Speedway, gas prices match those on GasBuddy and the stations\u2019 real prices. At least, most of the time. Some station prices appear to be updated more slowly than others, especially for gas types other than regular. If a price is potentially outdated, Google Maps marks it with an asterisk that it\u2019s the price \u201cas of 24+ hours ago.\u201d<\/p>\n There are also some gas stations in Google Maps that don\u2019t show prices at all. At least where I live, this mostly applies to supermarkets with attached gas stations, including Sam\u2019s Club, Costco, Walmart, and Meijer.<\/p>\n Furthermore, unlike some gas price applications (such as GasBuddy), Google Maps\u2019 gas prices aren\u2019t user-editable. Only Google controls and updates gas prices in Google Maps, and there\u2019s no way to suggest an edit.<\/p>\n In short, your mileage will vary with how much you get out of Google Maps gas pricing. I\u2019ve been pretty happy with its performance, as have some of my colleagues at\u00a0Android Authority. It\u2019s not as robust as a dedicated gas price app, but it\u2019s also much easier than fiddling with yet another app on your phone \u2014 especially if you\u2019re already using Google Maps for navigation.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n![\"Google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/google-maps-search-bar-hero-gas-icon-scaled.jpg\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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