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Miles to Kilometers Converter

1 mile is exactly 1.609344 kilometers. To convert miles to kilometers, multiply by 1.609344.

Sources: NIST SP 811, NIST Handbook 44, BIPM SI Brochure Updated

Result

1 mi = 1.60934 km

How to convert miles to kilometers

kilometers = miles × 1.609344

1 mile is exactly 1,609.344 meters (5,280 feet). 1 kilometer is 1,000 meters (SI prefix kilo, 10³).

The factor 1.609344 is exact, not a rounded value. Nothing is rounded until you choose how many decimals to show.

Worked example: 5 mi

  1. Start with the value in miles: 5 mi.
  2. Multiply by 1.609344, because 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers: 5 × 1.609344 = 8.04672 km.

Miles and kilometers side by side

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Miles on top, kilometers below, lined up with the exact factor. The line marks the value in the converter. Drawn to proportion, not to actual size.

Miles to kilometers chart

Miles from 1 to 100 converted to kilometers with the exact factor, shown to five significant digits.

Miles to kilometers, part 1 of 4
mikm
11.6093
23.2187
34.828
46.4374
58.0467
69.6561
711.265
812.875
914.484
1016.093
1117.703
1219.312
1320.921
1422.531
1524.14
1625.75
1727.359
1828.968
1930.578
2032.187
2133.796
2235.406
2337.015
2438.624
2540.234
Miles to kilometers, part 2 of 4
mikm
2641.843
2743.452
2845.062
2946.671
3048.28
3149.89
3251.499
3353.108
3454.718
3556.327
3657.936
3759.546
3861.155
3962.764
4064.374
4165.983
4267.592
4369.202
4470.811
4572.42
4674.03
4775.639
4877.249
4978.858
5080.467
Miles to kilometers, part 3 of 4
mikm
5182.077
5283.686
5385.295
5486.905
5588.514
5690.123
5791.733
5893.342
5994.951
6096.561
6198.17
6299.779
63101.39
64103
65104.61
66106.22
67107.83
68109.44
69111.04
70112.65
71114.26
72115.87
73117.48
74119.09
75120.7
Miles to kilometers, part 4 of 4
mikm
76122.31
77123.92
78125.53
79127.14
80128.75
81130.36
82131.97
83133.58
84135.18
85136.79
86138.4
87140.01
88141.62
89143.23
90144.84
91146.45
92148.06
93149.67
94151.28
95152.89
96154.5
97156.11
98157.72
99159.33
100160.93

kilometers = miles × 1.609344. Factors: NIST SP 811, NIST Handbook 44, BIPM SI Brochure. unitcheck.net/length/miles-to-kilometers/

Common values

MilesKilometersWhat it is
1 mi1.60934 km
5 mi8.04672 km
10 mi16.0934 km
26.2 mi42.1648 km
100 mi160.934 km

Going the other way? Use the Kilometers to Miles converter.

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometers are in 1 mile?

1 mile is exactly 1.609344 kilometers. 1 mile is exactly 1,609.344 meters (5,280 feet).

How do I convert miles to kilometers?

Multiply by 1.609344: kilometers = miles × 1.609344. For example, 5 mi = 8.04672 km.

How many miles are in 1 kilometer?

1 kilometer is about 0.621371 miles. To go the other way, use the kilometers to miles converter.

Is the mi to km conversion exact?

Yes. 1 mile is exactly 1,609.344 meters (5,280 feet). The factor 1.609344 follows from the definitions, so the only rounding is in the number of decimals you display.

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