Petrol, diesel prices on 13 Oct: city rates mixed, check before refuelling

By Akash Gupta · 13 Oct, 2026

Petrol and diesel rates moved differently across Indian cities on 13 Oct 2026: Bengaluru saw cuts while Patna rose in Mint's list. Check the outlet rate before filling.

Petrol, diesel prices on 13 Oct: city rates mixed, check before refuelling

Petrol and diesel prices did not move uniformly across India on 13 Oct 2026: Mint's city list showed Bengaluru as the sharpest fall and Patna as the biggest rise among the locations it tracked. The practical takeaway for drivers is to verify the rate for the city and outlet before budgeting a fill-up, because public price listings can carry different update times.

Key takeaways

Mint reported Bengaluru petrol at ₹110.82 per litre after a ₹0.86 per litre cut, and diesel at ₹98.77 per litre after a ₹0.79 per litre cut on 13 Oct 2026. Goodreturns' Karnataka pages reported the same figures and movements.
Mint reported Patna petrol at ₹114.55 per litre after a ₹1.18 per litre rise, and diesel at ₹100.49 per litre after a ₹1.13 per litre rise. Goodreturns' Patna petrol page matched the petrol figure, while its diesel listing was dated 12 Oct and showed a different rate.
Metro rates were largely steady in the listings reviewed: Delhi petrol was ₹102.12 per litre and diesel ₹95.20 per litre; Mumbai petrol was ₹111.21 per litre and diesel ₹97.83 per litre.
These are city-level listings, not a nationwide petrol or diesel price hike. The amount at a particular pump can vary by outlet and by the time the daily price is refreshed.

What changed in the city-wise listings

Mint's report published at 7:33 AM IST on 13 Oct said petrol and diesel rates were unchanged in several cities but moved in opposite directions elsewhere. Bengaluru recorded the largest cuts in the report: petrol fell by ₹0.86 per litre to ₹110.82, while diesel fell by ₹0.79 per litre to ₹98.77. Goodreturns' Karnataka state pages, also dated 13 Oct, independently listed Bengaluru petrol at ₹110.82 per litre and diesel at ₹98.77 per litre, with the same day-on-day changes.

Patna was the other important movement in the same report. Mint listed petrol at ₹114.55 per litre, up ₹1.18 per litre, and diesel at ₹100.49 per litre, up ₹1.13 per litre. Goodreturns' Patna petrol page also showed ₹114.55 per litre on 13 Oct. Its Patna diesel page, however, carried a 12 Oct date and showed ₹99.36 per litre, so that diesel figure should be treated as a listing conflict rather than silently presented as settled.

City	Petrol	Diesel	Reported movement
Bengaluru	₹110.82/L	₹98.77/L	Petrol −₹0.86/L; diesel −₹0.79/L
Patna	₹114.55/L	₹100.49/L*	Petrol +₹1.18/L; diesel +₹1.13/L
Delhi	₹102.12/L	₹95.20/L	No change shown
Mumbai	₹111.21/L	₹97.83/L	No change shown
Kolkata	₹113.51/L	₹99.82/L	No change shown

Rates are per litre and refer to 13 Oct 2026 listings. Mint reported the Patna diesel figure marked with an asterisk; Goodreturns' Patna diesel page accessed during the same review was dated 12 Oct and showed ₹99.36 per litre. Check the pump display before paying.

Why two fuel-price pages can disagree

Petrol and diesel prices are not one single national number. State taxes, freight, local sales areas and the outlet's own price update all feed into the amount a driver sees. IndianOil says daily petrol and diesel price changes take effect at 6:00 AM, and its official price-information page also warns that prices can vary from outlet to outlet within a city or town.

That helps explain why a city-level article, a price portal and a pump display may not show identical values at the same moment. It does not make an unverified figure safe to use. If a tracker has an older timestamp, or if one page has refreshed the city record while another has not, the difference should be flagged rather than treated as a confirmed change.

The update pattern also matters for CNG owners. City gas distributors set CNG prices separately from petrol and diesel, so a petrol or diesel movement should not be read as proof of a CNG change. Mint separately reported CNG increases at eight of the listed locations on 13 Oct, without making that a nationwide CNG revision.

What the movement means for a fill-up

The daily change is small per litre but visible over a full tank. At the reported Bengaluru petrol difference of ₹0.86 per litre, a 40-litre fill would be about ₹34.40 lower than the previous listed rate, before any outlet-level variation. At the reported Patna petrol increase of ₹1.18 per litre, the same 40-litre fill would be about ₹47.20 higher. For diesel, the reported Bengaluru cut of ₹0.79 per litre would change a 50-litre fill by about ₹39.50, while Patna's reported ₹1.13 per litre rise would change it by about ₹56.50.

These are simple comparisons using the reported day-on-day differences, not a promise that every vehicle will buy exactly that quantity or receive the same price. For a more realistic trip budget, enter the actual mileage, distance and fuel rate in the fuel-cost calculator rather than multiplying a metro-city rate across an entire route.

What drivers should check before refuelling

Check the date and time beside the city rate. A number carried from the previous day can make a reported rise or fall look current when it is not.
Compare the listing with the pump's displayed rate before authorising the fill. This is particularly important when two published pages show different numbers, as in the Patna diesel example.
Use the FuelPrice fuel-price pages for the relevant city, then confirm at the outlet. For an inter-city drive, the road-trip planner can keep the distance and route assumptions separate from the final pump price.
Keep petrol, diesel and CNG as separate cost lines. A change in one fuel does not automatically establish a change in the others.

What to watch next

The 13 Oct data point to mixed city-level movement, not a confirmed nationwide price revision. The next useful signal will be whether the same changes remain in the 14 Oct listings and whether the outlet display agrees with the city page. Until then, the safest reading is local: use the rate for the place and time of purchase, and do not turn one city's movement into a national fuel-price headline.