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Old 29 Nov 2013
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No fuel for foreigners in Venezuela ?
Hello fellow hubbers,

We just met a french biker from Venezuela, and he told me that the gas stations in Venezuela arent selling fuel to Tourists anymore. Is it really that bad ? does somebody have onsite experience ?
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It seems fairly unpropable given the loads of Brazilians that are about to cross the border to enjoy summer holidays in the caribeans. He most prolly got refused to fill at the border at the lowest price.
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They won't fill up petrol containers... Because people export it due to it being so cheap..

He was probably being a douche
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fuel in Venezuela
Hello there,

I crossed Venezuela a month ago, so my information is not from today.

in border areas it was difficult to find fuel, but this had nothing to do with being a foreigner, it is because you dont have a fuel card or there is no fuel. sometimes the price is higher at the border, if there is fuel. except border areas I had no problem to fill up.

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I'm in Venezuela now, the only issue is around the Cucuta / San Antonio border as Mika mentioned due to needing a card. A 150 miles of fuel will get you through that area. No issues at the Santa Elena de Uairen border.
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fuel in Venezuea
Hi
Just spoke to a freind who lives in Merida. She says that there are some problems getting fuel near the border but once you get inland a bit that there aren't any issues as far as she knows.
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I crossed Venezuela from Santa Elena to San Cristobal, and i can confirm: only problems with fuel were in Tachira state, near border with Cucuta.
In Merida you tank without problems.
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Yup, the Cucuta border is the only problem. We arrived to Venezuela with a near empty tank and had to sneak back into Colombia to buy Venezuelan gas on the side of the road because absolutely nobody will sell to you in that border region without the card.

Just a quick note to anyone unsure about the Venezuela ride: don't be scared away by all the horror stories about safety, corrupt cops, scowling people, horrific border, etc. We heard so many of these tales from other travelers that we almost changed our route. So glad we didn't, the people are absolutely amazing, the riding is dirt cheap (2 cents for a full tank of gas!), and the police were not only unthreatening but super interested in our bikes and our trip. If you want to get off that usual Gringo Trail down the West coast of South America, go and go NOW!
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