Volume
Litres to UK pints converter
A UK (imperial) pint is one eighth of an imperial gallon: exactly 0.56826125 litres, or 568.26125 ml.
Litres to UK pints converter
2.272 L ≈ 3.9982 UK pt
How to convert
UK pints = litres ÷ 0.56826125
litres = UK pints × 0.56826125
A litre is about 1¾ UK pints (1.76), and a pint is a little over half a litre.
Worked examples
- A four-pint milk bottle, labelled 2.272 L: 2.272 ÷ 0.56826125 ≈ 3.9982 UK pt
- One litre of water: 1 ÷ 0.56826125 ≈ 1.7598 UK pt
- A pint of beer: 1 × 0.56826125 ≈ 0.5683 L
"=" means the result is exact; "≈" means it has been rounded for display.
Litres to UK pints converter table
| Litres (L) | UK pints (pt) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | ≈ 0.4399 |
| 0.5 | ≈ 0.8799 |
| 0.568 | ≈ 0.9995 |
| 1 | ≈ 1.7598 |
| 1.136 | ≈ 1.9991 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 2.6396 |
| 2 | ≈ 3.5195 |
| 2.272 | ≈ 3.9982 |
| 3 | ≈ 5.2793 |
| 4 | ≈ 7.039 |
| 5 | ≈ 8.7988 |
| 10 | ≈ 17.5975 |
Values marked ≈ are rounded; all others are exact.
The pint in British law
The UK went metric for most trade, but the pint survives by law for draught beer and cider and for milk in returnable containers. That is why milk is often sold in 1, 2, 4 and 6 pint bottles, labelled 568 ml, 1.136 L, 2.272 L and 3.408 L. A UK pint holds 20 UK fluid ounces.
UK and US pints
A US liquid pint is only 16 US fluid ounces, exactly 473.176473 ml, so it is about 17% smaller than a UK pint. American recipes that call for a pint mean the smaller one. Use the litres to US pints converter for those.
Frequently asked questions
How many ml in a UK pint?
Exactly 568.26125 ml, normally rounded to 568 ml.
How many UK pints in a litre?
About 1.7598 pints.
How many pints in a gallon?
Eight. A UK gallon is 8 UK pints, exactly 4.54609 litres.