Litres to gallons converter
1 Litres (L) = 0.2641721 US gallons
How to convert liters to gallons
There are two gallons. The US gallon is exactly 3.785411784 litres; the imperial (UK) gallon is exactly 4.54609 litres, about 20% bigger. So 1 litre is 0.264 US gallons or 0.220 UK gallons. Fuel economy and recipes from the US use US gallons; older British figures use imperial.
liters to gallons chart
| Litres (L) | US gallons |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2641721 |
| 2 | 0.5283441 |
| 4 | 1.056688 |
| 5 | 1.32086 |
| 10 | 2.641721 |
| 20 | 5.283441 |
| 25 | 6.604301 |
| 50 | 13.2086 |
| 60 | 15.85032 |
| 100 | 26.41721 |
| 1000 | 264.1721 |
Frequently asked questions
How many litres in a gallon?
A US gallon is 3.785 litres; a UK imperial gallon is 4.546 litres.
How many gallons is 1 litre?
1 litre is 0.2642 US gallons or 0.2200 UK gallons.
Why are UK and US gallons different?
The US kept an older wine-gallon definition, while Britain redefined the imperial gallon in 1824 as the volume of 10 pounds of water.