Pints to Cups Converter

How to convert pints to cups

1 pint = 2 cups. To convert pints to cups, multiply by 2. A US liquid pint is 16 US fluid ounces, about 473.2 ml. A US customary cup is 8 US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml (nutrition labels use a rounded 240 ml).

Worked examples

• 1 pint = 2 cup (1 × 2)
• 3 pints = 6 cup (3 × 2)
• 8 pints = 16 cup (8 × 2)

Where this conversion comes up

Pints are used for beer, milk and ice cream in the US; cups for US recipes and nutrition labels. Multiply by 2: a pint of ice cream is 2 cups and 8 pints (a gallon) is 16 cups. Dry pints (berries) are about 16% larger.

Quick estimate

Multiply by 2.

Common mistakes

• Dividing instead of multiplying. A cup is smaller than a pint, so the number of cups must come out larger: 1 pint = 2 cup.
• Mixing fluid ounces with weight ounces. A fluid ounce is a volume (29.57 ml); an ounce on a kitchen scale is a weight (28.35 g). A cup of flour is 8 fl oz by volume but only about 4.25 oz by weight.
• Using the imperial (UK) unit. This page uses US measures. An imperial gallon is 4.546 L (20% more than a US gallon), an imperial pint 568 ml and an imperial fluid ounce 28.41 ml.

Going the other way? Use the cups to pints converter. Related volume converters: ml to oz, oz to ml, liters to gallons, gallons to liters, liters to quarts, quarts to liters.