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Trip fuel cost calculator
A trip's fuel cost is the distance divided by the fuel economy, times the price you pay for fuel. Enter those three numbers and the tool gives the fuel used, the cost of the trip, the cost per kilometre or mile, and the total for several vehicles.
Fuel cost for this trip
Enter a distance and a fuel economy to see the fuel used. Add your fuel price to see the cost.
An estimate based on average fuel economy. Load, weather, terrain, traffic and idling change real consumption. The cost is in the currency of the price you enter.
Why price a trip before you run it
Knowing the fuel cost of a trip before you accept it tells you whether the job pays. Fuel is a cost that rises with every kilometre, so a quote that ignores it, or guesses it, can turn a profitable run into a loss. Pricing each trip with your own vehicle's fuel economy and the price you actually pay gives a number you can put in a quote, compare between routes, and check against the fuel receipts afterward.
Let the tracking measure the real numbers
This calculator works from estimates. High Point GPS fleet tracking records the trips each vehicle makes, the distance it runs, its idle time and its fuel use from engine data, and turns them into fuel and idle reports. You see what a route actually used, vehicle by vehicle, so the next quote starts from measured fuel economy instead of a guess.
Get a quoteTips for a more accurate estimate
Use the fuel economy your vehicle actually gets on similar work, measured from fill to fill, not the figure on the window sticker.
Enter the price you pay at the pump or on your fuel card, in the same unit you buy fuel in: litres, US gallons or imperial gallons.
Tick round trip whenever the vehicle comes back, loaded or empty. The return leg burns fuel even when nobody pays for it.
Expect a loaded truck, cold weather, hills and long idling to use more fuel than the estimate. Add a margin when you quote.
Trip fuel cost questions
- How do I calculate the fuel cost of a trip?
- Divide the trip distance by your fuel economy to get the fuel used, then multiply by the price you pay per litre or gallon. With L/100 km, multiply the distance by the figure and divide by 100 instead. This calculator does both and converts between units for you.
- Why does the calculator not show fuel prices?
- Fuel prices change by region, by station and by week, and fleets often pay a different price through a fuel card. Any number built into the tool would be out of date or wrong for you. Entering the price you actually pay gives a trip cost you can rely on.
- Which fuel economy number should I use?
- Use what your own vehicle achieves on similar trips. Fill the tank, reset the trip meter, drive, then refill and divide the distance by the fuel added. The fuel economy calculator on this site does the sum and converts between L/100 km and MPG.
- How do I estimate fuel for several vehicles?
- Enter the number of vehicles making the same trip and the tool multiplies the fuel and cost for you. If the vehicles differ in size or age, run the calculator once per vehicle type with its own fuel economy, then add the results together for the fleet total.
- Why is my real fuel cost higher than the estimate?
- The estimate assumes the vehicle uses fuel at its average rate for the whole trip. Heavy loads, headwinds, cold starts, traffic, detours and idling all raise consumption. Comparing the estimate with fuel receipts, or with fuel reports from tracking, shows how large that gap is for your vehicles.