Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 1 liter into gallons we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

1 L → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 1 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 0.26417205124156 gal

The final result is:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

We conclude that 1 liter is equivalent to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 liter = 0.26417205124156 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 3.7854118 × 1 liter.

Another way is saying that 1 liter is equal to 1 ÷ 3.7854118 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one liter is approximately zero point two six four gallons:

1 L ≅ 0.264 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately three point seven eight five times one liter.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to gallons