Costco to open its first stand-alone fuel station in Mission Viejo

Costco is ready to debut its first stand-alone fuel station this summer season in Mission Viejo, California, marking a serious enlargement of its gasoline operations, with a second location in Hawaii slated to open subsequent yr.

The California location, positioned roughly 50 miles from Los Angeles, is predicted to open in late June, in accordance to native outlet KABC, citing metropolis officers. It would change into the chain’s largest fuel station, that includes 40 pumps.

A second location is within the works for Honolulu, Hawaii, within the Kapālama Kai group, in accordance to C-store Dive, citing a spokesperson from non-public schooling system Kamehameha Faculties, which owns the venture.

The transfer marks a serious step for the low cost retail large, whose fuel stations at present warehouse areas have lengthy been tormented by prolonged wait instances, heavy visitors and crowded parking tons.

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Costco’s Mission Viejo web site at 25732 El Paseo will sit on the previous location of a Mattress Tub & Past, which metropolis officers accredited for demolition final yr to make means for the venture. It would neighbor a Krispy Kreme location, a Dairy Queen Chill & Grill and a Jack within the Field.

The venture will function 20 fueling dispensers, equal to 40 pumping stations, in response to 2025 metropolis planning paperwork.

Spanning 17,234 sq. toes, the “fueling cover” may even home an adjunct workplace and breakroom constructing for workers, the paperwork said.

The brand new fuel station will probably be open every day from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. completely for Costco members, C-store Dive reported.

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A buyer pumps fuel on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Albany Occasions Union by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

In response to GasBuddy, fuel costs within the Mission Viejo space at present vary from $5.69 to $6.35 per gallon.

The 2 closest present Costco fuel stations — on the Laguna Niguel and Laguna Market warehouses, roughly 2.5 to three miles from the deliberate Mission Viejo web site — each record fuel at $5.69 per gallon, in response to the Costco app.

Drivers refuel autos at a Costco Wholesale Corp. fuel station in Brookhaven, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

For the Hawaii location, demolition and preparation of the property started in October 2025 and are ongoing, in response to the venture’s web site. 

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Fuel costs in Honolulu vary from $5.14 to $5.59 per gallon, in response to GasBuddy. The closest Costco in Iwilei, about 2.2 miles from the deliberate Kapālama Kai web site, lists fuel at $4.14 per gallon, in response to the Costco app.