Liters to Gallons
Liters to US gallons converter: multiply by 0.26417 (1 L = 0.26417 gal). Includes a reference table, sample calculations and the inverse ratio 3.7854.
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Liters to US gallons: the relationship and formula
The unit table behind the converter relates liters and US gallons through one ratio, and that ratio works out to 0.26417205. In other words, 1 L = 0.26417205 gal.
The ratio works in both directions: multiply by 0.26417205 to go from liters to US gallons, or multiply by 3.785411784 to go from US gallons back to liters.
Quick lookup: liters in US gallons
Each of the 12 rows pairs an amount in liters with its equivalent in US gallons. Scale up or down by powers of ten, since the ratio 0.26417205 does not change.
| Liters (L) | US gallons (gal) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.13208603 |
| 1 | 0.26417205 |
| 2 | 0.5283441 |
| 5 | 1.320860262 |
| 10 | 2.641720524 |
| 20 | 5.283441047 |
| 25 | 6.604301309 |
| 50 | 13.20860262 |
| 100 | 26.41720524 |
| 250 | 66.04301309 |
| 500 | 132.0860262 |
| 1,000 | 264.1720524 |
Values in the gal column are shown the way the converter shows them, with a limited number of significant digits.
Worked examples for liters to US gallons
Example 1. Start with 420 L. Multiply 420 by 0.26417205 and the converter shows 110.952262 gal.
Try 15 L as well. Multiplying by 0.26417205 gives 3.962580785 gal, which the reverse ratio 3.785411784 maps back to 15 L.
Finally, convert 24 US gallons to liters: dividing by 0.26417205 gives 90.84988282.
The reverse: US gallons to liters
To start from US gallons instead, open Gallons to Liters. For that direction 1 gal = 3.785411784 L, and its reference table is built around US gallons as the input.
For other combinations, the Volume Converter offers every unit in one pair of dropdowns.
Other conversions in this family
These pages cover neighbouring unit pairs from the same converter.
Frequently asked questions
How many gal make up 1 L?
1 L = 0.26417205 gal in the converter's unit table. Multiplying by 10 gives 2.641720524 gal; multiplying by 100 gives 26.41720524 gal.
What is 1 gal in L?
One US gallon equals 3.785411784 liters. Ten US gallons equal 37.85411784 liters.
How do I convert 120 L to gal?
120 liters is 31.70064628 US gallons. The calculation is 120 multiplied by 0.26417205, rounded the way the widget rounds.
How does the converter round results?
The widget calculates with ordinary floating-point numbers and only rounds what it displays. Results of 1 or more show up to 10 significant digits, results below 1 show up to 8, and results from 1,000 upward show up to 6 decimal places with thousands separators. As an example, 0.123456789 L displays as 0.032613833 gal and 1,234.5678 L displays as 326.1383095 gal.
Where does the L to gal result come from?
Behind the scenes, liters and US gallons are each tied to the same base unit by a stored factor. The ratio of those factors, 0.26417205, is what turns an L value into a gal value.
What is the reverse of L to gal?
Reversing the pair: multiply by 3.785411784, or equivalently divide by 0.26417205. The page titled "Gallons to Liters" covers it, or you can press the swap button in the widget above. Example: 25 gal = 94.6352946 L.
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