Perry Hall's Cheapest Gas Amid Travel Surge

GasBuddy listings on Thursday, May 21, showed regular gasoline in Perry Hall as low as $3.89 a gallon at Shell, 9005 Belair Road, and Royal Farms, 9620 Belair Road. Marathon at 8913 Belair Road was listed at $3.94, and BP at 8809 Belair Road was listed at $3.97. The station-by-station prices came as AAA projected a record Memorial Day travel weekend, with more drivers expected on U.S. roads between May 21 and May 25. AAA Mid-States said 45 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the five-day holiday period, up slightly from 44.8 million a year earlier. Of those travelers, 39.1 million are expected to drive, which AAA said would set a Memorial Day weekend record for car travel. ### Which Perry Hall stations were cheapest on Thursday? (gasbuddy.com) GasBuddy’s Perry Hall page listed Shell at 9005 Belair Road and Royal Farms at 9620 Belair Road at $3.89 a gallon for regular fuel on May 21. The same page listed Marathon at 8913 Belair Road at $3.94 and BP at 8809 Belair Road at $3.97. Sunoco at 8644 Belair Road appeared on the same Perry Hall listing, but no regular price was displayed in the snapshot returned Thursday. (midstates.aaa.com) GasBuddy said its local rankings reflect user-reported prices and nearby station data. ### How big is the Memorial Day driving wave this year? AAA Mid-States said 39.1 million people are expected to travel by car during the Memorial Day period from Thursday, May 21, through Monday, May 25. (gasbuddy.com) The travel organization said that figure represents 87% of all holiday travelers and would be the highest on record for the weekend. The broader holiday forecast from AAA put total travelers at 45 million, with 3.66 million expected to fly and 2.2 million expected to travel by bus, train or cruise. (gasbuddy.com) AAA said the 2026 forecast is slightly above last year’s level. ### Are drivers paying less locally even as national demand rises? AAA Mid-States said drivers nationally are paying more at the pump than they did over Memorial Day weekend last year, when the national average for regular gasoline was $3.17 a gallon. (midstates.aaa.com) The group said current pump prices are the highest since the summer of 2022. Perry Hall’s listed prices on Thursday were below that broader national backdrop, with the spread between the cheapest posted regular price and the highest listed regular price among the top local entries at 8 cents a gallon. (midstates.aaa.com) For a 15-gallon fill-up, that difference works out to about $1.20. ### Where can drivers keep checking prices before they leave? AAA Club Alliance said its gas price finder lets users search by city, state or ZIP code, and it said prices are updated daily. (midstates.aaa.com) The organization also said its mobile app can help drivers find low prices nearby and get directions to stations. GasBuddy’s Perry Hall page also updates local station listings, with timestamps next to reported prices. (gasbuddy.com) On Thursday’s snapshot, the Shell price had been updated 13 minutes earlier, Royal Farms four hours earlier, Marathon 16 hours earlier and BP seven hours earlier. ### What are travel groups telling motorists before the holiday weekend? AAA Mid-States said drivers should check batteries, tire pressure and fluids before starting a holiday trip. (cluballiance.aaa.com) The group also urged motorists to slow down, move over for roadside responders and avoid driving impaired. AAA said it handled more than 350,000 roadside assistance calls over Memorial Day weekend last year, including calls for dead batteries, flat tires and empty fuel tanks. (gasbuddy.com) Through Monday, May 25, Perry Hall motorists can continue comparing local prices on GasBuddy and AAA’s gas finder as station listings change through the holiday weekend. (midstates.aaa.com)