liters to gallons

This converter makes instant conversions from liters (l) to US fluid gallons (gal). It also provides the conversion steps. To use the converter, please provide a value in the input field. The converter will begin making conversions as the values are being typed in.

How many gallons in a liter?

Liter (l) is a unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI). Gallon (gal) is a unit of volume in the United States (US) customary system as well as in a few other systems of measurements. However, the sizes of the gallons are different in these measurement systems. The US customary system is still widely used in few counties today. In the US customary systems, a gallon is defined to have 3.785411784 liters exactly. Based on this definition, there are ≈ 0.264172052 gallons in a liter.

How to convert liters to gallons

Based on the definition of 1 gallon being exactly 3.785411784 liters in the US customary system, the liter to gallon conversion formula is:

Thus, to convert from liters to gallons, divide a value in liters by 3.785411784. For example, convert the volume of 50 liters of gas to gallons: