Gas prices in San Francisco, CA

About gas prices in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco runs the most expensive average gas prices in the continental United States. The Bay Area sits at the end of California's reformulated gasoline supply chain, with the nearest refining cluster (Chevron Richmond, Valero Benicia, Shell Martinez, PBF Martinez) supplying the entire Northern California market. No pipeline interconnect links the Bay Area to Gulf Coast refining, so when local refineries hit maintenance or unplanned outages, retail spikes within days and recovery takes weeks. Stations within San Francisco proper almost always sit at the top of the metro market. Drivers willing to fill up across the Bay Bridge in Oakland or down the Peninsula in San Mateo county typically save 30 to 45 cents per gallon versus a pump in the Mission or SoMa.