How do you convert miles to kilometers?
Multiply by 1.609. Mental shortcut: add half, then a tenth (10 mi → 10 + 5 + 1 = 16 km, against 16.09 exact). Fibonacci numbers also work well: 5 mi ≈ 8 km, 8 mi ≈ 13 km.
miles = kilometers ÷ 1.609
Running distances and road references
| 1 mi | 1.61 km |
| 2 mi | 3.22 km |
| 3.1 mi (5K) | 5.00 km |
| 5 mi | 8.05 km |
| 6.2 mi (10K) | 10.00 km |
| 10 mi | 16.09 km |
| 13.1 mi (half marathon) | 21.08 km |
| 26.2 mi (marathon) | 42.17 km |
| 30 mi | 48.28 km |
| 60 mi | 96.56 km |
| 100 mi | 160.93 km |
Show every value
- 1 mi = 1.609 km
- 2 mi = 3.219 km
- 3 mi = 4.828 km
- 4 mi = 6.437 km
- 5 mi = 8.047 km
- 6 mi = 9.656 km
- 7 mi = 11.265 km
- 8 mi = 12.875 km
- 9 mi = 14.484 km
- 10 mi = 16.093 km
- 11 mi = 17.703 km
- 12 mi = 19.312 km
- 13 mi = 20.921 km
- 14 mi = 22.531 km
- 15 mi = 24.14 km
- 16 mi = 25.75 km
- 17 mi = 27.359 km
- 18 mi = 28.968 km
- 19 mi = 30.578 km
- 20 mi = 32.187 km
- 21 mi = 33.796 km
- 22 mi = 35.406 km
- 23 mi = 37.015 km
- 24 mi = 38.624 km
- 25 mi = 40.234 km
- 26 mi = 41.843 km
- 27 mi = 43.452 km
- 28 mi = 45.062 km
- 29 mi = 46.671 km
- 30 mi = 48.28 km
- 31 mi = 49.89 km
- 32 mi = 51.499 km
- 33 mi = 53.108 km
- 34 mi = 54.718 km
- 35 mi = 56.327 km
- 36 mi = 57.936 km
- 37 mi = 59.546 km
- 38 mi = 61.155 km
- 39 mi = 62.764 km
- 40 mi = 64.374 km
- 41 mi = 65.983 km
- 42 mi = 67.592 km
- 43 mi = 69.202 km
- 44 mi = 70.811 km
- 45 mi = 72.42 km
- 46 mi = 74.03 km
- 47 mi = 75.639 km
- 48 mi = 77.249 km
- 49 mi = 78.858 km
- 50 mi = 80.467 km
- 51 mi = 82.077 km
- 52 mi = 83.686 km
- 53 mi = 85.295 km
- 54 mi = 86.905 km
- 55 mi = 88.514 km
- 56 mi = 90.123 km
- 57 mi = 91.733 km
- 58 mi = 93.342 km
- 59 mi = 94.951 km
- 60 mi = 96.561 km
- 61 mi = 98.17 km
- 62 mi = 99.779 km
- 63 mi = 101.389 km
- 64 mi = 102.998 km
- 65 mi = 104.607 km
- 66 mi = 106.217 km
- 67 mi = 107.826 km
- 68 mi = 109.435 km
- 69 mi = 111.045 km
- 70 mi = 112.654 km
- 71 mi = 114.263 km
- 72 mi = 115.873 km
- 73 mi = 117.482 km
- 74 mi = 119.091 km
- 75 mi = 120.701 km
- 76 mi = 122.31 km
- 77 mi = 123.919 km
- 78 mi = 125.529 km
- 79 mi = 127.138 km
- 80 mi = 128.748 km
- 81 mi = 130.357 km
- 82 mi = 131.966 km
- 83 mi = 133.576 km
- 84 mi = 135.185 km
- 85 mi = 136.794 km
- 86 mi = 138.404 km
- 87 mi = 140.013 km
- 88 mi = 141.622 km
- 89 mi = 143.232 km
- 90 mi = 144.841 km
- 91 mi = 146.45 km
- 92 mi = 148.06 km
- 93 mi = 149.669 km
- 94 mi = 151.278 km
- 95 mi = 152.888 km
- 96 mi = 154.497 km
- 97 mi = 156.106 km
- 98 mi = 157.716 km
- 99 mi = 159.325 km
- 100 mi = 160.934 km
- 125 mi = 201.168 km
- 150 mi = 241.402 km
- 175 mi = 281.635 km
- 200 mi = 321.869 km
- 225 mi = 362.102 km
- 250 mi = 402.336 km
- 275 mi = 442.57 km
- 300 mi = 482.803 km
- 325 mi = 523.037 km
- 350 mi = 563.27 km
- 375 mi = 603.504 km
- 400 mi = 643.738 km
- 425 mi = 683.971 km
- 450 mi = 724.205 km
- 475 mi = 764.438 km
- 500 mi = 804.672 km
- 550 mi = 885.139 km
- 600 mi = 965.606 km
- 650 mi = 1,046.074 km
- 700 mi = 1,126.541 km
- 750 mi = 1,207.008 km
- 800 mi = 1,287.475 km
- 850 mi = 1,367.942 km
- 900 mi = 1,448.41 km
- 950 mi = 1,528.877 km
- 1,000 mi = 1,609.344 km
- 1,500 mi = 2,414.016 km
- 2,000 mi = 3,218.688 km
- 2,500 mi = 4,023.36 km
- 3,000 mi = 4,828.032 km
- 3,500 mi = 5,632.704 km
- 4,000 mi = 6,437.376 km
- 4,500 mi = 7,242.048 km
- 5,000 mi = 8,046.72 km
- 5,500 mi = 8,851.392 km
- 6,000 mi = 9,656.064 km
- 6,500 mi = 10,460.736 km
- 7,000 mi = 11,265.408 km
- 7,500 mi = 12,070.08 km
- 8,000 mi = 12,874.752 km
- 8,500 mi = 13,679.424 km
- 9,000 mi = 14,484.096 km
- 9,500 mi = 15,288.768 km
- 10,000 mi = 16,093.44 km
1 international statute mile = 1.609344 km exactly. The nautical mile is a different unit at 1.852 km, used for sea and air navigation. Methodology & sources.
Frequently asked questions
How many kilometers is 1 mile?
1 statute mile equals exactly 1.609344 kilometers. The value follows from the international yard definition (0.9144 m), a mile being 1,760 yards.
What's the difference between a statute mile and a nautical mile?
A statute mile is 1.609 km, a nautical mile 1.852 km, about 15% longer. The nautical mile equals one minute of latitude and is used only in marine and air navigation, where speeds are given in knots.
Is a marathon really 26.2 miles?
Yes, the official marathon distance is 26 miles and 385 yards, or 42.195 km. The odd length dates from the 1908 London Olympics, when the course was extended to start at Windsor Castle.
Why is a mile 1,760 yards, such an odd number?
The mile descends from the Roman mille passus, a thousand double paces of about 1,479 m. English fields were measured in furlongs of 220 yards, and a 1593 Act of Parliament set the mile at eight furlongs so the two units would nest: eight times 220 gives 1,760 yards. The awkward figure is the price of staying compatible with farm measurement.
Is every mile 1.609 km?
No, and the gap can be wide. The Scots mile ran to about 1,810 m, the Irish mile to 2,048 m and the old German mile to over 7,500 m; all of them vanished in the nineteenth century. The Swedish and Norwegian mil, however, still means 10 km in everyday speech: a Swede who says 10 mil means 100 kilometers, not 16.