Twin Cities gas tops $4.45 as summer travel nears
Twin Cities drivers are paying about $4.45 per gallon for regular gasoline as the week before Memorial Day 2026, squeezing summer travel budgets.[1]
GasBuddy projects the national average could reach $4.80 per gallon between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the highest since 2022.[1] Local prices have climbed from roughly $3.00 per gallon last summer and $2.64 in late February to about $4.45 now.[1] The change raises estimated round-trip fuel costs from the Twin Cities to Duluth from about $40 last summer to about $58 now.[1] A trip to Wisconsin Dells could climb from about $60 to about $87.[1]
Gas averaged roughly $2.64 per gallon in late February before the recent jump in prices.[1] GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan says Americans have collectively spent nearly $33 billion more on gasoline than they did a couple of months ago.[1] Drivers planning holiday trips are being urged to budget for higher fuel bills and expect sticker shock at the pump.
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- Twin Cities average gas price is around $4.45 per gallon as of the week before Memorial Day 2026, up from about $3.00 last summer and $2.64 in late February.
- GasBuddy projects the national average price could reach $4.80 per gallon between Memorial Day and Labor Day, which would be the highest since 2022.
- A round-trip from the Twin Cities to Duluth is estimated to rise from roughly $40 in gas last summer to about $58 now, while a Wisconsin Dells trip could climb from about $60 to $87.
- GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan says Americans have collectively spent nearly $33 billion more on gasoline than they did just a couple of months ago.
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