--- title: "1 L to gal = 0.26417 gal" description: "1 liter is 0.26417 US gallons. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-liters-to-gallons/ site: "At One Place" --- # 1 L to gal **1 liter in US gallons: 1 L = 0.26417 gal** gal = L × 0.2641720524 1 liter is 0.26417 US gallons. To get there, multiply by 0.2641720524. ## Values either side *Liters near 1, converted to US gallons.* | Liters | US gallons | | --- | --- | | 0.5 L | 0.13209 | | 1 L ← | 0.26417 | | 1.5 L | 0.39626 | | 2 L | 0.52834 | | 2.5 L | 0.66043 | | 3 L | 0.79252 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is gal = L × 0.2641720524. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two. > US gallon: US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger. ## Common questions ### What is 1 L in US gallons? 1 L is 0.26417 gal. ### How do you convert liters to US gallons? Multiply by 0.2641720524. ## Related pages - [Liters to US gallons](https://atoneplace.net/convert/liters-to-gallons/) - [1 gal to L](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-gallons-to-liters/) - [0.5 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/0-5-liters-to-gallons/) - [1.5 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-5-liters-to-gallons/) - [2 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-liters-to-gallons/) - [2.5 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-liters-to-gallons/) - [3 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-liters-to-gallons/) ## Sources - Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)] - The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure) - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)