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Fuel Prices Darwin & Alice Springs — Live NT Prices
Territory fuel is expensive enough that comparing stations before you fill genuinely matters. Petrol Australia shows live prices for Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine, and regional NT, sourced from the Northern Territory Government's official MyFuel NT scheme and refreshed hourly.
Where do Darwin's prices come from?
From MyFuel NT — the NT Government's official price reporting scheme. NT retailers report their pump prices to the scheme, and Petrol Australia ingests the feed every hour. Prices carry a Government Verified badge in the app.
Petrol prices in Darwin
Darwin prices sit above the east-coast capitals — freight distance and thinner competition keep them there — and the city doesn't run the sharp weekly discounting cycle Sydney or Adelaide do. That flips the strategy: in Darwin, where you fill beats when you fill. The spread between the cheapest and dearest station across Darwin and Palmerston is consistently worth checking the map for.
- Open Petrol Australia and pick your fuel type
- The map colour-codes every Darwin-area station; Nearby ranks them by price
- Favourite your cheap regulars (Favourites) and set a price alert
Petrol prices in Alice Springs
Alice Springs stations report through the same MyFuel NT scheme, so live Alice prices sit on the same map. Prices in the Centre run higher again than Darwin — when a station undercuts the local median, the app's savings badge makes it obvious. Note that some remote communities around the Centre sell Low Aromatic Fuel (LAF) as their standard unleaded; the app shows it as 91.
Driving the Stuart Highway?
Fuel stops between Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs are far apart and priced very differently. Before a long Territory drive, scan the route on the map — and use the Route planner to pick the best-value stop along the way rather than the first one you hit.
Which fuels are reported in the NT?
ULP (91, including LAF), E10, 95, 98, diesel, premium diesel, LPG, E85, and B20 — wherever a station sells and reports them. See MyFuel NT for the full breakdown.
Related: MyFuel NT · Route planner · Price alerts
Compare every NT station before you fill — download Petrol Australia for iPhone and Android at petrolaustralia.com.au.