Thanksgiving gas prices fall to lowest levels since pandemic, with nearly 30 states below $3 a gallon

For Thanksgiving travelers, there's a bit of good news at the pump: gas prices are holding steady, a far cry from the sticker shock of recent years.

GasBuddy forecasts a national average of $3.02 per gallon over the holiday, matching last year's price. Both 2024 and 2025 now share the distinction of marking the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices since the pandemic, when the national average hit $3.39 a gallon in 2021 and $3.56 in 2022.