The average price of a gallon of gas in Alabama is a nickel cheaper this Thanksgiving week than last year, according to AAA Alabama.

Presently, Thanksgiving holiday gas for regular statewide is $2.71 compared to $2.76 during Thanksgiving week in 2024. Gas prices are a whopping 36 cents cheaper per gallon on average in Alabama right now than they are in the rest of the U.S., which stands at $3.07.

Thanksgiving gas prices in Alabama

Gas prices vary greatly throughout Alabama, ranging from $2.57 in Mobile County to $3.00 in Perry County.

Here are gas prices in some select counties as of Nov. 23:

Lauderdale County — $2.71
Madison County — $2.71
Fayette County — $2.90
Tuscaloosa County — $2.69
Calhoun County — $2.67
Sumter County — $2.94
Montgomery County — $2.72
Mobile County — $2.57
Henry County — $2.73
Conecuh County — $2.91

Alabama travel costs to tourists destinations

How much will it cost to travel to popular tourist attractions over the Labor Day holidays?

Using GasBuddy Gas Calculator, you can calculate the cost of gas for a round trip to several popular tourist destinations:

Birmingham to Orange Beach — $51.26
Birmingham to Nashville — $36.36
Huntsville to Knoxville — 35.68
Mobile to Chattanooga — $60.56

AAA expects a record-setting 81.8 million people to travel 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday period from Tuesday, Nov. 25 to Monday, Dec. 1.

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