Fuel prices rise Saturday in key Romanian cities
Translated from Romanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Fuel prices increased on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in several major Romanian cities including Bucharest, Timișoara, Iași, and Constanța.
- Cluj-Napoca saw a price hike only for diesel fuel.
- The cheapest standard gasoline is 8.27 lei/l in Albești and Năsăud, while the cheapest standard diesel is 8.32 lei/l in Lungulețu.
Drivers in Romania faced higher fuel costs on Saturday, June 20, 2026, as prices rose in key cities including Bucharest, Timișoara, Iași, and Constanța. Only diesel prices saw an increase in Cluj-Napoca.
The cheapest standard gasoline nationwide was available at 8.27 lei per liter, a decrease of 0.12 lei from Friday, at Petrolium stations in Albești (Mureș County) and Năsăud (Bistrița-Năsăud County), according to peco-online.ro. However, the cheapest standard diesel remained at 8.32 lei per liter, unchanged from the previous day, at the RST station in Lungulețu (Dâmbovița County).
In the capital, Bucharest, standard gasoline started the day at 8.47 lei per liter, a 0.05 lei increase compared to Friday, available at Petrom stations. Other stations in Bucharest, including OMV, Mol, Rompetrol, and Lukoil, sold gasoline at 8.53 lei per liter.
Across the country's most populous cities, Bucharest, Timișoara, Iași, and Constanța, the lowest price for standard gasoline was 8.47 lei per liter, up by 0.05 lei from the previous day. In Cluj-Napoca, the fuel price remained unchanged at 8.39 lei per liter.
Regarding diesel, the minimum price in the analyzed cities was 8.99 lei per liter in Cluj-Napoca, a 0.03 lei increase from Friday. In Timișoara, Iași, and Constanța, the minimum diesel price was 9.03 lei per liter, mirroring Bucharest's price and representing a 0.05 lei increase from the previous day.
Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.