Pints to Cups Converter

A U.S. pint is 2 cups. A British pint of beer (568 mL) is about 2.4 U.S. cups.

How to use the Pints to Cups Converter

1. Type the number of US pints into the US pints field. Decimals such as 0.5 are fine.
2. Read the answer in US cups. It updates as you type, with no button to press. The same amount is also shown in mL, UK pt, US qt.
3. To go from US cups back to US pints, type into the US cups field instead. Every field also has a unit menu with all 27 volume units, for example L, mL, cL, dL, m³, cm³ (cc), µL, US gal, UK gal, US dry gal.

Results update as you type, and everything is calculated in your browser.

How it works

Both units measure volume, so they are always in the same ratio: one US pint equals 2 US cups. The calculator multiplies the number of US pints you type by 2 to give US cups, and when you type into the US cups field it divides by the same factor to give US pints. Because the ratio never changes, doubling the US pints always doubles the US cups, for example 2 US pt is 4 US cup.

How to convert US pints to US cups

1. Write down the value in US pints, for example 1 US pt.
2. Multiply by the conversion factor 2 (because 1 US pint = 2 US cup).
3. 1 × 2 = 2 US cup.
4. To go back from US cups to US pints, divide by 2, or multiply by 0.5.

US pt to US cup conversion table

Volume units explained

US pint (US pt)

A U.S. pint is half a quart, about 473 mL. A British (imperial) pint is larger, about 568 mL, which is the standard size for beer in UK pubs.

US cup (US cup)

The U.S. customary cup is 8 U.S. fluid ounces, about 236.6 mL. Recipes from Australia, Canada and New Zealand often use the 250 mL metric cup instead.