Estimate what you will spend on gasoline or diesel for a Canadian road trip. Enter distance in kilometres, real-world fuel consumption in L/100 km and local fuel price per litre to calculate your trip cost and cents per kilometre.
Planning regular travel to work? Use the Canada monthly office commute calculator.
Enter the complete journey distance, including the return leg if needed. Defaults are illustrative examples, not live pump prices.
For planning comparisons, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) daily national average was 160.4 cents per litre (CAD 1.604/L), last updated on . This is a dated national average for regular gasoline, not a live quote, a diesel rate or a guaranteed price in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary or any other city. The calculator starts from this reference while it is recent; always replace it with the price at your station when available.
| Driving scenario | Fuel used | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|
| 100 km, 8 L/100 km | 8.00 L | CAD 12.83 |
| 100 km, 10 L/100 km | 10.00 L | CAD 16.04 |
| 200 km round trip, 8 L/100 km | 16.00 L | CAD 25.66 |
| 250 km, 8 L/100 km | 20.00 L | CAD 32.08 |
Worked-example formula: 100 km × 8 L/100 km ÷ 100 = 8 L; 8 × CAD 1.604/L = CAD 12.832, displayed as CAD 12.83. For a round trip, double the distance only if your input covers one direction. Do not double a distance that already includes your return journey.
Price differences between provinces reflect taxes, competition and transportation costs. Natural Resources Canada publishes comparison data with its own timeliness limitations. Check your fuel grade and local station first; if regular petrol is CAD 1.75/L instead, the same 100 km / 8 L scenario becomes CAD 14.00. On cold Canadian winter journeys, idling, cabin heat, winter tyres, speed and traffic may change actual L/100 km. Try both your measured average and a more conservative figure to understand a useful cost range.
Scope: the result covers fuel only. It excludes tolls, parking, servicing, insurance, depreciation and any employer mileage allowance. Our electricity reference is a clearly editable planning assumption, not a verified Canadian residential utility tariff. Last checked .
100 km at 8 L/100 km uses 8 litres. At an illustrative CAD 1.60 per litre, fuel costs CAD 12.80.
For an out-and-back journey of 100 km each way, enter 200 km. If your distance already includes both directions, do not double it again.
Enter consumption in L/100 km: a lower value means less fuel per kilometre. Convert a pump price of 160 cents per litre to CAD 1.60/L. Prices vary by province, city, station and grade.
Kilometres × L/100 km ÷ 100 = litres. Multiply fuel used by your actual price per litre. The result covers fuel only.
At an illustrative 8 L/100 km, a 500 km drive uses 40 litres. With a sample price of CAD 1.60 per litre, that journey costs CAD 64.00 in fuel, equivalent to 12.8 cents per kilometre. These are worked-example values, not live station prices.
Formula: kilometres × (L/100 km ÷ 100) = litres used. Multiply litres by the fuel price in CAD per litre to estimate cost. Divide the total by kilometres and multiply by 100 to express the result in Canadian cents per km.
A 40 km daily round trip over 22 office days covers 880 km per month. At 8 L/100 km and CAD 1.60 per litre, the estimated gas cost is CAD 112.64. For a variable office schedule or an employer allowance, use our Canada monthly office commute calculator.
Calculate urban and highway legs separately using the measured economy for each, then add their fuel costs. If you expect different pump prices along the route, budget each leg at its expected price instead of treating one national average as a quote for every stop.
For a side-by-side unit-cost comparison, open the city versus highway comparison and select Canada. Enter your measured efficiency; brochure figures may not reflect traffic, temperature, load or AC use.
Add parking, tolls and any accommodation separately. Servicing, tyres, insurance and depreciation are ownership costs; this fuel estimate does not include them. Keep a fuel estimate separate from an employer mileage reimbursement rate.
For maps and vehicle-based estimates, open Canada route and vehicle tools. For recurring journeys, use monthly office commuting costs.
Yes. Enter your diesel pump price and measured diesel vehicle economy. The reference panel is labelled petrol/gasoline; do not apply it to diesel without replacing the price.
Idling, traffic, weather, detours and a different fuel grade can change consumption or price. Run a conservative efficiency scenario and compare it with your normal measured average.
Enter Canadian dollars per litre in the calculator. For example, 160 cents/L means CAD 1.60/L. Keep your consumption in L/100 km; do not enter kilometres per litre into that field.
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