Liters to gallons

Convert liters to US gallons.

Convert liters to US gallons. Essential when comparing fuel prices from metric countries, following international recipes, or understanding vehicle tank capacity in foreign specs.

Frequently asked questions

1 liter equals 0.2642 US gallons. Note that the UK imperial gallon is different: 1 liter = 0.2200 UK gallons.

1 US gallon is exactly 3.785 liters. The larger UK imperial gallon is 4.546 liters.

60 liters equals 15.85 US gallons. At $3.50 per gallon, filling that tank would cost about $55.47.

The US gallon is based on the historical wine gallon used before American independence. Britain standardized a larger gallon in 1824. The two nations kept their separate measures and never unified them.