Fuel
What fuel costs in Madeira this week
There is no point driving around looking for a cheaper pump. Madeira caps fuel by regional decree, the cap is recalculated weekly, and it takes effect at midnight on Monday — the same number at every station on the island.
From 7 Sept 2026 to 13 Sept 2026, the maximum price of fuel in Madeira is unleaded 95 €1.921, road diesel €1.951, coloured diesel €1.493 per litre. The cap is set by regional decree and is the same at every station on the island.
Unleaded 95
€1.921
Road diesel
€1.951
Coloured diesel
€1.493
The last 2 weeks
Nobody publishes a history of these caps — the official notice carries this week and the next, then overwrites them. This one is ours, kept since 31 Aug 2026.
| Week from | Unleaded 95 | Road diesel | Coloured diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 2026 | €1.921 | €1.951 | €1.493 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | €1.898 | €1.999 | €1.538 |
Why there is no price comparison here
Unleaded 95, road diesel and coloured diesel are under a maximum retail price regime set by joint decree of the Regional Secretariats, recalculated weekly and in force from 00:00 on Monday. Every station charges the cap, so a station-by-station table would be the same number printed twenty times.
Mainland Portugal genuinely does have a station-level market, and DGEG runs a price portal for it. That portal lists eighteen districts and all of them are on the mainland — there is no Madeira entry at all. Advice telling you to shop around for fuel here has been copied across from the mainland without checking.
Source: Governo Regional da Madeira — Preço Máximo dos Combustíveis (DRETT). Read automatically; the check time above is the real one. Coloured diesel is the agricultural and marine grade — it is listed because the decree caps it, not because it goes in a hire car.