Convert cubic centimeters (cc) to liters and back. Also shows mL, dL, gallons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and cubic meters. Reference table included.
Cubic centimeters and liters are metric volume units separated by a factor of 1,000. One liter equals exactly 1,000 cc, so the page is mostly about making that scale shift easy to read while keeping the nearby units visible.
This converter also shows deciliters, milliliters, gallons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and cubic meters. It also helps when a specification or label uses liters but a calculation or measuring cup is expressed in cc. That makes it useful when the same metric volume needs to be understood in engine, lab, or kitchen terms. It also helps when a specification or label uses liters but a calculation or measuring cup is expressed in cc.
Use it when a cc value needs to become liters, or when a liter value needs to be written out as cc for a more compact spec. It is useful whenever you want the exact metric value plus a more familiar container-size framing.
The math is simple, but the surrounding unit context often is not. It is useful when you want one place to confirm both the exact metric conversion and the practical container-size equivalents. This page keeps the 1,000:1 relationship clear and adds the extra volume units people typically want alongside cc and liters. It is useful when you want one place to confirm both the exact metric conversion and the practical container-size equivalents.
Liters = cc ÷ 1000 cc = Liters × 1000 1 cc = 1 mL = 0.001 L = 0.01 dL 1 L = 1000 cc = 33.814 fl oz = 4.22675 cups = 0.264172 US gal
Result: 2 liters
2,000 cc ÷ 1,000 = 2.0 liters. This is the displacement of a typical "2.0-liter" car engine. It also equals approximately 0.528 US gallons or 67.63 fl oz.
The relationship between cc and liters is exact: 1,000 cc equals 1 liter. That simple ratio makes the conversion easy, but it still matters in medicine, engineering, cooking, and engine displacement.
People often know a value in cc but need to report it in liters, or the other way around. This page keeps the scale shift explicit and adds the related units that are often useful for comparison.
Use cc and liters for engines, liquid volumes, product specs, and medical measurements. The calculator is most useful when the same quantity needs to be restated in a different metric unit without losing the surrounding context.
Exactly 1,000 cc = 1 liter. That exact ratio is why the conversion is easy to do by shifting the decimal three places. That exact ratio is why the conversion is easy to do by shifting the decimal three places.
Yes. 1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 1 milliliter (mL). They are used interchangeably in medicine, cooking, and science.
Divide the cc value by 1,000. A 1,600 cc engine is 1.6 liters; a 5,000 cc engine is 5.0 liters.
One US gallon = 3.78541 liters. One imperial gallon = 4.54609 liters.
A deciliter (dL) is 1/10 of a liter, or 100 cc. It is a convenient intermediate unit when liters feel too large and milliliters feel too small. It is a convenient intermediate unit when liters feel too large and milliliters feel too small.
Multiply liters by 4.22675. For example, 2 liters × 4.22675 ≈ 8.45 US cups.