Convert UK Gallon to Pint (gal (UK) → pt)

Converting UK gallons to pints is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in UK gallons

   Start with the number of UK gallons (gal (UK)) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 9.607599

   The conversion factor from gal (UK) to pt is 9.607599. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in pints

   The result is your value in pints (pt).

Multiply the value in UK gallons by 9.607599. For the reverse direction, multiply by 0.104084.

• ✓1 UK gallon = 4.54609 L exactly = 160 UK fluid ounces.
• ✓1 UK gallon ≈ 1.201 US gallons.
• ✓UK mpg × 0.832 = US mpg (same car, different unit).

• ✗Comparing UK mpg with US mpg directly — UK figures are about 20% higher for the same car.
• ✗Using 4.5 L instead of 4.546 L for precise conversion.
• ✗Assuming modern UK car ads quote US gallons — they always use UK gallons.

What is the UK Gallon?

The UK imperial gallon equals exactly 4.54609 liters and is approximately 20% larger than the US gallon. Established by the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 to standardize earlier ale and corn gallons, the imperial gallon was designed so that 10 pounds of pure water at 62°F occupied exactly 1 gallon. Although the United Kingdom has officially adopted the liter for fuel sales since 1995, the imperial gallon persists in everyday speech ('miles per gallon' for car fuel economy) and remains the standard unit in some Caribbean and Pacific Commonwealth countries. The imperial gallon relates to the US gallon (1 imp gal ≈ 1.201 US gal), the imperial quart (4 imp qt = 1 imp gal), the imperial pint (8 imp pt = 1 imp gal — the famous British pint of beer), and the liter (1 imp gal ≈ 4.546 L).

• UK fuel economy in miles per gallon (UK mpg)
• Older British industrial and brewing contexts
• Commonwealth countries that retain imperial measures

What is the Pint?

The pint equals exactly one half of a US quart (0.473176473 liters) in the United States and 0.568261 liters in the United Kingdom (the imperial pint, 20% larger than the US pint). The British pint is iconic in pub culture — beer and cider are served in imperial pints in UK pubs, and the imperial pint glass is a regulated measure required by law. In the United States, milk is commonly sold by the pint (often as half-quart cartons), and ice cream containers are often pints (16 fl oz US). The pint relates to the gallon (8 pt = 1 gal), the quart (2 pt = 1 qt), the cup (2 cups = 1 US pt), and the fluid ounce (16 fl oz = 1 US pt; 20 fl oz = 1 imperial pt). The discrepancy between US and UK pints reflects the older 1824 imperial reform that the United States did not adopt.

• UK draft beer (half-pint and pint glasses)
• British doorstep milk delivery
• US ice-cream and ale packaging