Petrol prices in Darwin.
Darwin petrol prices are locked daily under MyFuel NT – since 20 April 2026 the Territory locks each station’s price from 6am for 24 hours, WA-style, and prices can drop during the day but can’t go up. FuelNow carries every reporting NT station on one map with the cheapest standing out.
Darwin prices now
As at , the cheapest Unleaded 91 in Darwin is 169.5 c/L – the median across 46 reporting stations is 172.9 c/L.
| Station | U91 (c/L) | Tomorrow | Price reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED DARWIN (SMITH STREET) PIEFACE | 169.5 | 178.9 | |
| UNITED PARAP PIEFACE | 169.5 | 178.9 | |
| UNITED CASUARINA PIEFACE | 169.5 | 178.9 | |
| Solo Casuarina | 169.5 | 169.5 | |
| FuelXpress Winnellie | 169.5 | 169.5 | |
| Solo Stuart Park | 169.5 | 169.5 | |
| SHELL REDDY EXPRESS DARWIN CITY | 170.9 | 170.9 | |
| FuelXpress Palmerston | 171.5 | 171.5 | |
| OTR Fannie Bay | 171.9 | 171.9 | |
| BP Eleven Mile | 172.9 | 172.9 |
MyFuel NT prices are locked from 6am and can drop during the day but can’t go up; tomorrow’s prices appear from 2:30pm. This board refreshes every few minutes; the app is live to the minute.
Diesel in Darwin now
As at , the cheapest diesel in Darwin is 182.5 c/L – the median across 28 reporting stations is 189.9 c/L.
| Station | Diesel (c/L) | Tomorrow | Price reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED DARWIN (SMITH STREET) PIEFACE | 182.5 | 197.9 | |
| UNITED PARAP PIEFACE | 182.5 | 197.9 | |
| UNITED CASUARINA PIEFACE | 182.5 | 197.9 | |
| Solo Casuarina | 182.5 | 185.9 | |
| FuelXpress Winnellie | 182.5 | 185.5 |
The five cheapest diesel stations in view – the app carries every diesel price in Darwin, plus premium diesel.
How Darwin pricing works
MyFuel NT has required mandatory price reporting since 1 November 2017. Since 20 April 2026 it works like WA’s FuelWatch: tomorrow’s prices are published at 2:30pm, take effect at 6am, hold for 24 hours, and can drop during the day but can’t go up – raising a price mid-day is an offence. FuelNow shows tomorrow’s price from 2:30pm and picks up any intraday falls within 15 minutes. None of the major fuel apps show the NT’s tomorrow prices.
Coverage runs beyond Darwin: FuelNow carries every reporting NT outlet, including remote stations selling Opal low aromatic fuel – a federally subsidised 91-octane fuel that replaces regular unleaded – which FuelNow shows as the station’s unleaded price, matching the NT government’s own treatment.
Timing your fill-up in Darwin
Darwin’s prices are locked from 6am each day and can drop but not rise, so what you see in the morning is the day’s ceiling. No price cycle like the big southern capitals – the spread between stations is where the saving is, and the map puts that spread on one screen. From 2:30pm, tomorrow’s price sits alongside today’s – the same fill-up-now-or-wait call Perth drivers get.
Questions
- What is the cheapest petrol in Darwin today?
- As at 12:05 am ACST on 13 July 2026, the cheapest Unleaded 91 in Darwin is 169.5 c/L at UNITED DARWIN (SMITH STREET) PIEFACE. The median across 46 reporting stations is 172.9 c/L, and the gap between the cheapest and most expensive station is 6.4 c/L. The FuelNow app shows every Darwin station live – free, no ads, no account.
- Where do Darwin petrol prices come from?
- MyFuel NT – the official government fuel price scheme covering Northern Territory. FuelNow reads the scheme directly: station-reported prices only, no crowd-sourcing, no estimates.
- How fresh are Darwin petrol prices?
- NT prices are locked from 6am for 24 hours under MyFuel NT and can drop during the day but can’t go up. Tomorrow’s prices are published at 2:30pm and FuelNow shows them the same afternoon, alongside any intraday falls it picks up within 15 minutes.
Every fuel type
E10, Unleaded 91, 95, 98, Diesel, Premium Diesel, E85 and LPG – pick yours once and the whole Darwin map re-prices around it.
Where the data comes from, in detail: the data sources page · Beyond the city: petrol prices in regional NT · Other cities: petrol prices across Australia · Coming up: the August 2026 price rise, explained