Volume Converter: Liters to Gallons, Cups & Ounces
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Convert kitchen and liquid measures between US units (teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons), imperial gallons and metric units (mL, cm³, liters, m³).
Use it for recipes, water bottles, fuel, aquariums and paint.
10 L = 2.6417205 gal
10 L in every unit
- US teaspoons
- 2,028.8414 tsp
- US tablespoons
- 676.28045 tbsp
- US fluid ounces
- 338.14023 fl oz
- US cups
- 42.267528 cup
- US pints
- 21.133764 pt
- US quarts
- 10.566882 qt
- US gallons
- 2.6417205 gal
- Imperial (UK) gallons
- 2.1996925 UK gal
- Milliliters
- 10,000 mL
- Cubic centimeters
- 10,000 cm³
- Cubic meters
- 0.01 m³
Liters to US gallons chart
| liters | US gallons | UK gallons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 L | 0.2642 gal | 0.22 UK gal |
| 2 L | 0.5283 gal | 0.4399 UK gal |
| 4 L | 1.057 gal | 0.8799 UK gal |
| 5 L | 1.321 gal | 1.1 UK gal |
| 10 L | 2.642 gal | 2.2 UK gal |
| 20 L | 5.283 gal | 4.399 UK gal |
| 40 L | 10.57 gal | 8.799 UK gal |
| 50 L | 13.21 gal | 11 UK gal |
| 100 L | 26.42 gal | 22 UK gal |
Kitchen measures in milliliters (US)
| Measure | mL |
|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 4.9289 mL |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.787 mL |
| 1 fluid ounce | 29.574 mL |
| 1 cup | 236.59 mL |
| 1 pint | 473.18 mL |
| 1 quart | 946.35 mL |
| 1 gallon | 3,785.4 mL |
Worked examples
10 liters to gallons
- 10 ÷ 3.785411784
→ 2.642 US gal
2 cups to mL
- 2 × 236.5882365
→ 473.2 mL
500 mL bottle to fl oz
- 500 ÷ 29.5735295625
→ 16.91 fl oz
1 gallon to quarts
- 1 gal = 4 qt
→ 4 qt
How to convert liters to gallons
- Liters to US gallons: divide by 3.7854 (or multiply by 0.264172).
- US gallons to liters: multiply by 3.7854.
- Liters to UK gallons: divide by 4.54609.
A US liquid gallon is exactly 231 cubic inches, which is 3.785411784 liters. The imperial (UK) gallon is larger: 4.54609 liters.
US kitchen measures
- 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons ≈ 14.79 mL
- 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons ≈ 29.57 mL
- 1 cup = 8 fl oz ≈ 236.6 mL
- 1 pint = 2 cups, 1 quart = 2 pints, 1 gallon = 4 quarts
Metric recipes often use a 250 mL cup and a 15 mL tablespoon, so results can differ slightly from US measures.
Frequently asked questions
How many liters are in a gallon?
A US gallon is 3.785 liters; an imperial (UK) gallon is 4.546 liters.
How many cups are in a liter?
1 liter is 4.227 US cups.
How many mL are in a fluid ounce?
One US fluid ounce is 29.5735 mL. A 12 fl oz can is about 355 mL.
How many ounces are in a liter?
1 liter is 33.814 US fluid ounces.
How many quarts are in a gallon?
There are 4 quarts, 8 pints or 16 cups in one US gallon.
Is a US gallon the same as a UK gallon?
No. A UK (imperial) gallon is about 20% larger: 1 UK gallon = 1.2009 US gallons.