Liter to Gallon (US)

How to convert liter to gallon (us)

Enter the value in liter (L) above and the equivalent in gallon (us) (gal) updates as you type. This conversion comes up when cooking with measuring cups from a different measurement tradition.

• A large soda bottle holds 1 L, about 33.8 fl oz → that is 0.264172 gal in gallon (us).
• A 5 L jerrycan is roughly 1.3 US gallons → that is 1.32086 gal in gallon (us).
• A mid-size car fuel tank: about 60 L, or 16 US gallons → that is 15.850323 gal in gallon (us).

Typical situations: buying drinks or fuel in countries with different bottle and pump sizes; comparing car trunk or tank capacities quoted in different units; dosing garden chemicals or medicine with unfamiliar measuring cups.

You can also convert in the other direction: Gallon (US) to Liter

Liter to Gallon (US) conversion table

Watch out for

• US vs imperial gallons: a US gallon is 3.785 L, an imperial (UK) gallon is 4.546 L. MPG figures from the UK are not comparable with US ones
• US "cup" (240 ml) vs metric cup (250 ml) vs UK cup (284 ml) in baking

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