Polish Fuel Prices Reach Record Levels as Diesel Tops 9.14 PLN per Litre

Sharp increases at filling stations

Retail fuel prices in Poland climbed to their highest levels to date on Wednesday, 30 September 2026. According to market data from industry monitoring portal e-petrol.pl, the national average price for Pb95 petrol rose by 20 groszy over the past week to reach 8.19 PLN per litre. During the same period, the average price of diesel fuel climbed by 16 groszy to 9.14 PLN per litre. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) also experienced an increase, rising 8 groszy over seven days to reach an average of 3.22 PLN per litre across domestic retail outlets.

Market analysts at e-petrol.pl commented on the scale of the retail increases across the country.

Quotations of basic fuels clearly exceeded the level of eight and nine zlotys. Fuel prices on station pylons have never been this high before.

Regional variations across voivodeships

Price levels continue to vary depending on the administrative region, with noticeable gaps between western and central parts of the country. Wielkopolska recorded the lowest average retail rates in Poland across all three primary liquid fuels. In contrast, the highest average price for Pb95 petrol (8.19 PLN per litre) was registered across six voivodeships: Lower Silesia, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Lublin, Masovia, Łódź, and Silesia.

Diesel prices reached their maximum average rate of 9.14 PLN per litre across twelve different voivodeships, including Lower Silesia, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Lublin, Lubusz, Łódź, Lesser Poland, Masovia, Subcarpathia, Pomerania, Silesia, Warmia-Masuria, and West Pomerania. Only a few regions reported slightly cheaper diesel, such as Świętokrzyskie at 9.13 PLN per litre and Opolskie at 9.12 PLN per litre. For LPG, the Silesian voivodeship registered the highest retail rate, though price differences between regions remained around 1 grosz per litre.

International factors behind price pressure

Domestic market specialists linked the ongoing cost increases to geopolitical instability affecting energy transit and crude oil markets. In a bulletin issued on Wednesday, analysts pointed directly to sustained tensions in the Middle East as the primary factor driving domestic price growth. They noted that seven months of disruption in the region continue to influence fuel supply costs across European and Polish distribution networks.

The analytical team at e-petrol.pl emphasized the sustained nature of these geopolitical market pressures in a published bulletin.

The conflict in the Middle East, which has been going on for nearly seven months, causes endless troubles for drivers in Poland.

Government proposals and windfall tax legislation

In response to rising pump costs, government representatives announced a willingness to relaunch the "Ceny Paliwa Niżej" protective support mechanism. However, cabinet officials conditioned the reintroduction of the relief initiative on executive action by the head of state. Reinstating the subsidy program requires President Karol Nawrocki to sign a bill that establishes a tax on the excess profits of fuel corporations.

Government representatives argued that fuel corporations are generating elevated profits under current market conditions. They stated that revenue collected from the proposed windfall tax should be allocated directly toward lowering pump prices for Polish motorists.