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Kilometres and Litres to MPG Calculator

Enter kilometres driven and litres used to calculate the equivalent UK / imperial MPG.

Use this calculator

Enter the distance driven and litres used to calculate UK MPG.

What your result means

This converts the distance and fuel used into UK / imperial MPG. The calculation first turns litres into UK gallons, so it must not be compared directly with US MPG.

Worked example

Using 480 kilometres and 30 litres:

Kilometres driven
480 km
UK gallons used
6.6

The result is 45.2 UK MPG.

Formula

UK MPG=(Kilometres/1.609344)×4.54609Litres\text{UK MPG}=\frac{(\text{Kilometres}/1.609344)\times4.54609}{\text{Litres}}

Common distance and fuel examples

Kilometres drivenLitres usedUK MPG
480 km20 litres67.8
480 km30 litres45.2
480 km40 litres33.9
480 km50 litres27.12

Helpful questions

Does this calculate UK or US MPG?

It calculates UK / imperial MPG using the 4.54609-litre UK gallon. Convert US MPG to UK MPG if required.

Why convert kilometres to miles?

MPG is expressed in miles per gallon, so kilometre distances are converted using 1 mile = 1.609344 km before calculating MPG.

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