Convert Litre to US Gallon
1 litre = 0.2641721 us gallon (US gal). For example, 10 litre = 2.641721 us gallon and 100 litre = 26.41721 us gallon. Type any value below to convert litre to us gallon both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Litre to US Gallon conversion formula
To convert litre to us gallon, multiply by 0.2641721:
us gallon = litre × 0.2641721
Going the other way, 1 us gallon = 3.785412 litre, so
litre = us gallon × 3.785412.
Litre to US Gallon — worked examples
| Litre | US Gallon |
|---|---|
| 1 L | 0.2641721 US gal |
| 2 L | 0.5283441 US gal |
| 3 L | 0.7925162 US gal |
| 5 L | 1.32086 US gal |
| 10 L | 2.641721 US gal |
| 25 L | 6.604301 US gal |
| 50 L | 13.2086 US gal |
| 100 L | 26.41721 US gal |
Litre ↔ US Gallon reference table
| Litre → US Gallon | US Gallon → Litre |
|---|---|
| 1 L = 0.2641721 US gal | 1 US gal = 3.785412 L |
| 2 L = 0.5283441 US gal | 2 US gal = 7.570824 L |
| 5 L = 1.32086 US gal | 5 US gal = 18.92706 L |
| 10 L = 2.641721 US gal | 10 US gal = 37.85412 L |
| 20 L = 5.283441 US gal | 20 US gal = 75.70824 L |
| 50 L = 13.2086 US gal | 50 US gal = 189.2706 L |
| 100 L = 26.41721 US gal | 100 US gal = 378.5412 L |
| 250 L = 66.04301 US gal | 250 US gal = 946.3529 L |
| 500 L = 132.086 US gal | 500 US gal = 1,892.706 L |
| 1000 L = 264.1721 US gal | 1000 US gal = 3,785.412 L |
About litre and us gallon
Litre: The litre is the common metric unit of volume — exactly 1,000 cubic centimetres.
US Gallon: A US (liquid) gallon is 231 cubic inches — exactly 3.785411784 litres; smaller than the imperial gallon.
Watch the system: a US gallon, quart, pint and fluid ounce are not the same size as the imperial (UK) ones — a US gallon is 3.785 L while an imperial gallon is 4.546 L, and a US fluid ounce (29.57 mL) is slightly larger than an imperial fluid ounce (28.41 mL). The units on this page are labelled US or Imperial so the result is unambiguous.
Frequently asked questions
- How many us gallon are in 1 litre?
- 1 litre = 0.2641721 us gallon (US gal).
- How do I convert litre to us gallon?
- Multiply the number of litre by 0.2641721. For example, 10 litre = 10 × 0.2641721 = 2.641721 us gallon.
- How many litre are in 1 us gallon?
- 1 us gallon = 3.785412 litre.
- Which is bigger, litre or us gallon?
- 1 us gallon equals 3.785412 litre, so a us gallon is the larger unit.