Cross-border fuel-up alert: Gas is under $1.10 per litre in Bellingham
If your vehicle is in need of a fill-up and you’re within a reasonable distance of the US border, today might be a good day to head down to Bellingham.
Gas is much cheaper there than in Metro Vancouver, with the cheapest pumps coming in at just under CAD$1.10 per litre after currency conversion.
GasBuddy lists Costco and Marathon in Bellingham as the cheapest gas bars, offering fuel for US$2.99 per gallon. When you convert that to price per litre, and to Canadian currency at today’s exchange rate, it works out to approximately CAD$1.07 per litre.
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That’s about CAD$0.40 less per litre than customers would pay in Vancouver, where prices are hovering around CAD$1.60 per litre.
Metro Vancouverites can also make a day of it with our guide to free and inexpensive things to do in Bellingham.
Cheaper gas — just one of the perks of living close to the border.
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