Check Prices in Google Maps or Waze
While we think GasBuddy is the best way to get gas prices, if you’re a user of Waze, you probably already know that you can both find and report gas prices in the Waze app. However, Google Maps users may not realize that they also have this same data available!
Google acquired Waze about nine years ago, and although it still maintains it as a separate app, it’s been gradually integrating much of the data from Waze into the Google Maps experience.
Like GasBuddy, this data is also largely crowdsourced; Waze users are prompted to update gas prices whenever they stop at a gas station. Of course, Google being the search and data giant it is, this isn’t the only place it gets gas prices. Data from Waze is thrown into Google’s algorithms that cull data from numerous other sources.
To use Google Maps to find prices in your local area, search for something like “gas” or “fuel,” or tap on the appropriate search category shortcut.
You’ll get both a map view and a list, but sadly there’s no way to sort by price; it’s entirely based on your location. It’s a great way to find the best prices at nearby stations or those along your route, but we’d still suggest going back over to GasBuddy if you’re looking for the very best deal — and don’t mind driving a bit further to get it.