Only with a bridge separating Valença and Tui, many Portuguese who pass or live near the border choose to supply in Spain. The demand has led to the opening of more supply posts in Galega.
A few meters from the Valença border, Galega de Tui has become a very attractive destination for many Portuguese motorists due to the difference in the price of fuels, which can reach 40 cents per liter compared to Portugal. The demand is such that, in just two months, it opened another supply post, raising to eight the number of bombs in the urban center of Tui.
According to, this Saturday, at the time with the Mercado in Tui, simple diesel cost 1,329 euros per liter and gasoline 95 to 1,399 euros. A price much lower than that practiced at the Galp post located on the Portuguese side, just over a kilometer, where diesel cost 1.614 euros and gasoline 1.664 euros.
The difference explains the constant movement of cars with Portuguese enrollment. Alfonso Dorado, an employee of one of the latest posts, ensures that “80% of customers are Portuguese”And he adds that, despite the competition between local establishments,“ gives to everyone ”.
The demand of the Portuguese is especially notorious with the old metal bridge that connects Valença to Tui. Even when prices at Spanish stations go up slightly, continue to be lower and advantageous than in Portugal, which keeps car lines. For many consumers, such as Rosie Sousa, Monção, supply on the Portuguese side only happens in case of need: “Here we fuel and left over some things to do other things.”
While Galician posts reinforce the offer to respond to the flow of customers, Portuguese motorists continue to cross the border in search of more competitive pricesin a habit that seems far from disappearing.
