How Many Pints in a Cup?

Answer

0.5 pt

1 US cup equals 0.5 pint; it takes 2 cups to make 1 US pint.

UK: 1 metric cup (250 ml) = 0.4399 imp pt

Exact: 1 cup = 0.5 pt

Cups to Pints conversion chart

Cups to pints (US units)
Cups	Pints
one eighth cup	0.0625
one quarter cup	0.125
one third cup	0.1667
three eighths cup	0.1875
one half cup	0.25
five eighths cup	0.3125
two thirds cup	0.3333
three quarters cup	0.375
seven eighths cup	0.4375
1 cup	0.5
1 and one quarter cups	0.625
1 and one third cups	0.6667
1 and one half cups	0.75
1 and two thirds cups	0.8333
1 and three quarters cups	0.875
2 cups	1
2 and one half cups	1.25
3 cups	1.5
4 cups	2
5 cups	2.5
6 cups	3
8 cups	4
10 cups	5
12 cups	6
16 cups	8

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How to convert cups to pints

pints = cups ÷ 2

Example: 2 1/2 cups ÷ 2 = 1.25 pt.

Find out how many pints are in a cup. Convert cups to pints instantly, see a chart from 1/8 to 16 cups, get the exact formula and compare US and UK sizes. — On the scale, 1 cup lines up with 0.5 pint; read any other amount straight across.

Halve the number of cups to get US pints. An even count gives whole pints and an odd count leaves half a pint over, so 3 cups make 1.5 pints and 7 cups make 3.5 pints.

Parts of a cup become small decimals. 1 1/2 cups are 0.75 pint, and 3/4 cup is 0.375 pint, so for anything under a pint the cup is the clearer unit.

To double-check an answer, go through fluid ounces. Every cup is 8 fluid ounces and every pint is 16 fluid ounces, so 7 cups hold 56 fluid ounces, and dividing that by 16 lands on the same 3.5 pints.

US vs UK cups and pints

The British pint is the bigger one. It holds 568 ml, compared with 473 ml for a US pint, because it contains 20 imperial fluid ounces instead of 16 US ones.

That extra volume matters when a British recipe gives milk or stock in pints. A US pint fills only 0.8327 of a British one, so measure British pints in milliliters (millilitres), or use the cup amounts in the FAQ below.

cup and pint sizes by country
Unit	Size	Used in
US cup	236.6 ml	US
US legal cup	240 ml	US nutrition labels
metric cup	250 ml	UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
US pint	473.2 ml	US
imperial pint	568.3 ml	UK

Buying cream or ice cream by the pint

Cartons labeled in pints make shopping math simple. A pint carton holds 2 cups and a half-pint carton holds 1 cup, so add up the cups your recipe needs, halve the total and round up to whole cartons.

A pie filling that needs 5 cups of cream takes 2.5 pints, which means two pint cartons and one half pint. An ice cream cake built from 6 cups of ice cream uses 3 pints, and one more carton leaves some for serving.

Cups and pints: questions

How many pints are in 4 cups?

4 cups make 2 pints, which is also one US quart. If a recipe lists a quart of buttermilk or broth, two pint containers give you the same amount. All three hold 32 fluid ounces.

How many pints is 1/2 cup?

Half a cup is 0.25 pint, a quarter of a pint. The old name for that amount is the gill, and NIST Handbook 44 still lists four gills to the pint. In a modern recipe, look for 1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces instead.

How many pints are in 8 cups?

8 cups equal 4 pints, or half a gallon. That is the amount in a half-gallon carton of milk, so the carton would fill four pint glasses to the brim.

Is a pint 2 cups in the UK?

No. A British pint holds 2.402 US cups, or 2.273 metric cups of 250 ml. For a UK recipe that lists a pint of milk, a scant 2 1/2 cups is close enough for soups and sauces; for baking, measure 568 ml.

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Sources: Unit definitions: NIST Handbook 44 · Last reviewed Sep 27, 2026 · Report an error