Kilometers to Miles (km to miles)

Metric Conversions.

Miles to Kilometers (Swap units)

1.6094km = 1.00003mi

Note: You can increase or decrease the accuracy of this answer by selecting the number of significant figures required from the options above the result.

Km to Miles formula

Miles = Kilometers / 1.6093445

1.6094 Kilometers to Miles calculation

Miles = Kilometers / 1.6093445

Miles = 1.6094 / 1.6093444978926

Miles = 1.00003

Is there a simple way to convert Kilometers to Miles in my head?

We have two methods to get a close value. The actual formula is mi = km * 0.62137119 but our methods are easier to do in your head.

The first method is to multiply the kilometres value by 0.6.

The second, more accurate method, is to multiply the kilometers value by 2 and then divide by 3.

Worked Example: 1 kilometer x 0.6 = 0.6 miles

Second method: 1 kilometer * 2 = 2.0, 2 / 3 = 0.666667 miles

The actual answer is 0.62137119 miles, so these methods are close enough for many purposes

How many Kilometers are in 1 Mile?

There are 1.609344 Kilometers in 1 Mile

How many Miles are in 1 Kilometer?

There are 0.62137119 Miles in 1 Kilometer

Some common Kilometers to Miles conversions

1 km to miles = 0.621371mi

10 km to miles = 6.21371mi

18km in miles = 11.184678mi

650 kilometers to miles = 403.89mi

How long is 1 Kilometer?

1 Kilometer - The distance travelled in 9 to 12 minutes walking at normal pace

4 Kilometers - the length of Central Park, NY

5 Kilometers - The furthest distance that be seen on earth to the horizon

12,713.6 Kilometers - the distance from the North to South Pole

How long is 1 Mile?

1 Mile - distance walked in 15-20 minutes by an average person

2.5 Miles - Approximate length of Central Park, NY

3.1 Miles - The furthest distance that be seen on earth to the horizon

7900 Miles - the approximate distance from the North to South Pole

What is the definition of Kilometers?

(km) The kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to one thousand meters (meter being the SI unit that lengths are derived from).1 kilometer (1 km) is approximately equal to 0.6214 miles.

What is the definition of Miles?

(Mi) One Mile is a unit of length equal to 1760 yards

What are some common conversions from Kilometers to Miles?

1 kilometer = 0.62 miles

5 kilometers = 3.11 miles

10 kilometers = 6.21 miles

100 kilometers = 62.14 miles

1000 kilometers = 621.4 miles

What are the most common misspellings of Kilometers

Kilometre (not actually a mis-spelling - this is the British English spelling)

Kilometres - as above, not actually a misspelling

Can I do the opposite conversion - ie Miles to Kilometers - on this site?

Yes - just click here to use our Miles to Kilometers calculator

What is the difference between Kilometres and Kilometers?

There is no difference between Kilometers and Kilometres - they are just different ways of spelling the same thing. Kilometres is the British English spelling, and Kilometers is the American English spelling.

I asked for a conversion from Kilometers to Miles, but my answer includes Yards, why?

We included Yards because Miles are an imperial measure, which can be further divided into 1760.0 Yards.

Yards units can also be further sub-divided, into 3.0 Feet

Feet units can also be further sub-divided, into 12.0 Inches

You can view the answer in terms of just Miles, by selecting 'decimal' format in the 'format' field. You can find that field directly underneath the conversion result in the above calculator

How do I use the Fibonacci sequence to convert from Kilometers to Miles?

The Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical sequence in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. It begins with two 1s as such: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, and so on. The difference between two adjacent numbers in the sequence provides a good estimation of the relationship between miles and kilometers and this becomes a better estimate as the sequence progresses.

To use this to estimate the conversion of Kilometers to Miles, choose a number in the sequence such as 21 for kilometers. The preceding value in the sequence is the approximate equivelent in miles, 13.

This works as the closed-form factor of the sequence is 1.61803 which is very close to the conversion factor of Miles to Kilometers which is 1.60934.

 

Kilometers to Miles table

Starting value
Increment
Accuracy
Kilometers
Miles
0km
0.00000mi
1km
0.62137mi
2km
1.24274mi
3km
1.86411mi
4km
2.48548mi
5km
3.10686mi
6km
3.72823mi
7km
4.34960mi
8km
4.97097mi
9km
5.59234mi
10km
6.21371mi
11km
6.83508mi
12km
7.45645mi
13km
8.07782mi
14km
8.69919mi
15km
9.32057mi
16km
9.94194mi
17km
10.56331mi
18km
11.18468mi
19km
11.80605mi
20km
12.42742mi
21km
13.04879mi
22km
13.67016mi
23km
14.29153mi
24km
14.91290mi
25km
15.53428mi
26km
16.15565mi
27km
16.77702mi
28km
17.39839mi
29km
18.01976mi
30km
18.64113mi
31km
19.26250mi
32km
19.88387mi
33km
20.50524mi
34km
21.12661mi
35km
21.74799mi
36km
22.36936mi
37km
22.99073mi
38km
23.61210mi
39km
24.23347mi
40km
24.85484mi
41km
25.47621mi
42km
26.09758mi
43km
26.71895mi
44km
27.34032mi
45km
27.96170mi
46km
28.58307mi
47km
29.20444mi
48km
29.82581mi
49km
30.44718mi
50km
31.06855mi
51km
31.68992mi
52km
32.31129mi
53km
32.93266mi
54km
33.55403mi
55km
34.17541mi
56km
34.79678mi
57km
35.41815mi
58km
36.03952mi
59km
36.66089mi
60km
37.28226mi
61km
37.90363mi
62km
38.52500mi
63km
39.14637mi
64km
39.76774mi
65km
40.38912mi
66km
41.01049mi
67km
41.63186mi
68km
42.25323mi
69km
42.87460mi
70km
43.49597mi
71km
44.11734mi
72km
44.73871mi
73km
45.36008mi
74km
45.98145mi
75km
46.60283mi
76km
47.22420mi
77km
47.84557mi
78km
48.46694mi
79km
49.08831mi
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