Top 10 holiday hotspots: best and worst fuel costs 2013

Leading car hire website www.comparecarhire.co.uk has revealed a list of their top 10 holiday hotspots in order of fuel prices, letting holidaymakers who intend to hire a vehicle on their trip know where their money will go the furthest.

The top 10 European holiday destinations were revealed by the company to be Spain (mainland), France, Italy, Portugal, Greece (mainland), Cyprus, Majorca, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Crete – but which are the most costly to visit on a 2013 ‘fly-drive’ holiday?

Rank

Country

Petrol

Diesel

Average Fuel Cost

Tenerife

€1.11

€1.02

€1.065

Lanzarote

€1.12

€1.08

€1.100

Spain (mainland)

€1.45

€1.36

€1.405

Cyprus

€1.40

€1.42

€1.410

Portugal

€1.51

€1.35

€1.430

France

€1.59

€1.38

€1.485

Majorca

€1.54

€1.45

€1.495

Greece (mainland)

€1.72

€1.41

€1.565

Crete

€1.83

€1.40

€1.615

Italy

€1.85

€1.76

€1.805

Andy Hemmington of www.comparecarhire.co.uksays: “Breaking down these costs to popular destinations revealed that holidaymakers could spend nearly 70% more filling a hire car in Italy than Tenerife. We compiled this list to let them see where there money is going to go, allowing them to budget accordingly. However, although in Spain and some surrounding islands you can grab yourself a bargain, all the countries prices are similar to the UK cost so travellers aren’t in for a huge shock.”

With an exchange rate of €1.18 to each British pound, converted UK prices are €1.59 for petrol and €1.63 for diesel, giving an average fuel cost of €1.610. This would place them in 9th place out of a possible 11 if included in the chart.

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*All prices quoted are average costs and will vary. Prices are all ‘price per litre’

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