Enter either mile or kilometer and calculate the equivalent
Formula to convert Miles to Km and Km to Miles
How many Km in Mile ?
To convert kilometers to miles, multiply the mile value by 1.609344
kilometers = miles * 1.609344
How many Miles in Km?
To convert Miles to Kilometers, divide the km value by 1.609344
miles = kilometers / 1.609344
- To convert miles to kilometers: multiply by 1.6
- To convert kilometers to miles: divide by 1.6
Facts about miles and kilometers
- The mile is a unit of length in the imperial and customary system of measurements, while the kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system.
- The mile is used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and a few other countries, while the kilometer is used in the vast majority of other countries in the world.
- 1 mile is equal to 1.60934 kilometers. This means that 1 kilometer is approximately 0.62137 miles.
- One mile is defined as being equal to 1,760 × 3 × 914,400 wavelengths of orange light in a vacuum with a wavelength of 602 nanometers.
- One kilometer is defined as being equal to the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
- Both Miles and Kilometers are used while measuring distances on land, lengths of tracts of land, desert, sea or rivers, distance between 2 places, distance covered by runners, fuel efficiency of vehicles, The usage of miles vs kilometers depends on both country & department where it is used and the system they follow
When do you need Miles to Kilometer Conversion?
- When Traveling between countries that follow different systems, you need to be able to convert between miles and kilometers to measure distances, understand mileage, speed and other quantities
- All signboards in different parts of the cities will have directions in the unit adopted by that country. Being able to convert km to miles or vice-versa will help navigate the routes better
- For purpose of comparison and to be able to visualize distances and lengths of known things or entities, it's convenient to have them converted to a single unit (mi or km) whichever unit is familiar to the individual
Kilometers to Miles (Km to Miles) Conversion Table
km | miles |
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1 km | 0.6 miles |
2 km | 1.2 miles |
2.5 km | 1.5 miles |
3 km | 1.9 miles |
3.5 km | 2 miles |
4 km | 2.5 miles |
5 km | 3 miles |
6 km | 3.7 miles |
7 km | 4.3 miles |
8 km | 5 miles |
9 km | 5.6 miles |
10 km | 6.2 miles |
11 km | 6.8 miles |
12 km | 7.5 miles |
13 km | 8 miles |
14 km | 8.7 miles |
15 km | 9.3 miles |
16 km | 10 miles |
17 km | 10.6 miles |
18 km | 11 miles |
19 km | 11.8 miles |
20 km | 12 miles |
21 km | 13 miles |
23 km | 14 miles |
25 km | 15.3 miles |
30 km | 19 miles |
35 km | 22 miles |
40 km | 25 miles |
45 km | 28 miles |
50 km | 31 miles |
55 km | 34 miles |
75 km | 47 miles |
80 km | 50 miles |
90 km | 56 miles |
100 km | 62 miles |
108 km | 67 miles |
120 km | 75 miles |
123 km | 76 miles |
125 km | 78 miles |
150 km | 93 miles |
170 km | 106 miles |
175 km | 109 miles |
200 km | 124 miles |
240 km | 149 miles |
250 km | 155 miles |
300 km | 186 miles |
400 km | 249 miles |
500 km | 311 miles |
600 km | 373 miles |
700 km | 435 miles |
800 km | 479 miles |
900 km | 559 miles |
1000 km | 621 miles |
5000 km | 3107 miles |
10000 km | 6214 miles |
20000 km | 12427 miles |
50000 km | 31069 miles |
Miles to Kilometers (mile to km) Conversion Table
miles | km |
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1 mile | 1.6 km |
1.6 miles | 2.6 km |
2 miles | 3.2 km |
3 miles | 4.8 km |
3.1 miles | 5 km |
3.3 miles | 5.3 km |
3.5 miles | 5.6 km |
4 miles | 6.4 km |
5 miles | 8 km |
6 miles | 10 km |
7 miles | 11 km |
8 miles | 13 km |
9 miles | 14 km |
10 miles | 16 km |
11 miles | 18 km |
12 miles | 19 km |
13 miles | 21 km |
13.1 miles | 21.1 km |
18 miles | 29 km |
20 miles | 32 km |
21 miles | 34 km |
24 miles | 39 km |
25 miles | 40 km |
27 miles | 43 km |
30 miles | 48 km |
35 miles | 56 km |
40 miles | 64 km |
45 miles | 72 km |
50 miles | 80 km |
55 miles | 89 km |
60 miles | 97 km |
65 miles | 105 km |
70 miles | 113 km |
75 miles | 121 km |
80 miles | 129 km |
85 miles | 137 km |
90 miles | 145 km |
100 miles | 161 km |
120 miles | 193 km |
140 miles | 225 km |
150 miles | 241 km |
160 miles | 257 km |
180 miles | 290 km |
200 miles | 322 km |
220 miles | 354 km |
250 miles | 402 km |
300 miles | 483 km |
350 miles | 563 km |
400 miles | 644 km |
450 miles | 724 km |
500 miles | 805 km |
750 miles | 1207 km |
1000 miles | 1609 km |
2000 miles | 3219 km |
3000 miles | 4828 km |
5000 miles | 8047 km |
Frequently Asked Questions on km to miles and miles to km conversion
Miles and Kilometers are units of distance. US and UK use mile as the standard. All other countries use kilometer as the unit. Both indicate a '1000' . kilo means 1000 and originated from Greek. A mile means 1000 paces or steps and this has its origin from Rome.
The SI Unit for distance is meters. 1 km = 1000 meters . 1 mile = 1609.3 meters.
Height and Depth are measured in meters or feet whereas Length and Distance are expressed in kms or miles for larger magnitude.
Distance between locations in a place are generally mentioned in km or miles.
Distance between cities, countries are indicated in 100's or 1000's of kilometers.
Mileage of vehicles are indicated in Liters Per Kilometer or Gallons per mile.
Distance between planets in the solar system is expressed in millions of kms or millions of miles.
1 Mile = 1.6093 kilometers
1 Kilometer = 0.6213 Miles
Mile is a bigger unit. It is 1.6 times bigger than kilometer.
A light year is distance light travels in 1 earth year.
1 light year = 6 trillion miles .
1 light year = 9.6 trillion kilometers .
1 light year = 64500 AUAn Astronomical unit is equal to 150 million kilometers and 93 million miles.
League is a unit to measure distance and commonly used in Europe and Latin America.
1 light year = 6 trillion miles .
1 league = 3 miles .
1 league = 4.83 kms .
A league was based on the distance a human could walk in 1 hour
It is used to measure distance travelled through water. 1 Nautical mile = 1.1508 miles (1.852 kilometers)