Find Cheapest Gas Prices In Howard County For Thanksgiving Travel

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — This Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for steady gas prices in Maryland. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, Tuesday's regular gas price average in Maryland was $2.48 — a cent up from last week's average of $2.47. It was also lower than the $2.59 national average and is similar to the $2.45 state average from last Thanksgiving.

While Maryland's average gas price is below the national average, Montgomery County has one of the highest prices in the state. According to AAA estimates, Tuesday's regular gas prices in Montgomery County was $2.59. The counties with the next highest average were Garrett and Allegany with $2.71. Wicomico County had the lowest gas price average: $2.41.

"AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates that nearly 1.35 million Washington, D.C. metro area residents will travel 50 miles or more Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with 1.2 million traveling by car, representing 91 percent of all holiday travelers," said AAA spokesperson John Townsend. "This will mark the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005. For the majority of Americans, AAA expects gas prices to be fairly similar to last year's Thanksgiving holiday."

MarylandGasPrices.com has compiled a list of gas stations in Bethesda and their gas prices. Here are some of the cheaper gas prices (for regular unleaded) in the area, as of Tuesday:

• Costco 6675 Marie Curie Dr & Lark Brown Rd. $2.30
• BJ's 6345 Dobbin Rd & Stanford Blvd. Columbia $2.30

You can check out where else you can find the lowest gas prices here.