How to convert liters to US gallons
1 L ≈ 0.264172 gal (US)
1 L = about 0.2641721 US gallons, since a US gallon is exactly 3.785411784 L (NIST Handbook 44). In imperial gallons (4.54609 L exactly), 1 L is about 0.2199692 gal.
Examples
- 1 L = 0.26417205 gal (US): A liter bottle of water
- 2 L = 0.5283441 gal (US): A large bottle of soda
- 40 L = 10.566882 gal (US): A fuel fill-up priced per liter
Liters to gallons chart
| Liters (L) | US gallons (gal (US)) |
|---|---|
| 1 L | 0.26417205 gal (US) |
| 2 L | 0.5283441 gal (US) |
| 3 L | 0.79251616 gal (US) |
| 4 L | 1.0566882 gal (US) |
| 5 L | 1.3208603 gal (US) |
| 10 L | 2.6417205 gal (US) |
| 15 L | 3.9625808 gal (US) |
| 20 L | 5.283441 gal (US) |
| 25 L | 6.6043013 gal (US) |
| 40 L | 10.566882 gal (US) |
| 50 L | 13.208603 gal (US) |
| 75 L | 19.812904 gal (US) |
| 100 L | 26.417205 gal (US) |
Common mistakes
- Dividing by 4 (as if a gallon were 4 liters) understates US gallons by about 5%.
- An imperial gallon is about 20% larger than a US gallon, so the same liters give fewer imperial gallons.