Convert 1 km to mi

How to convert kilometers to miles

1. Formula: miles = kilometers × 0.62137119
2. Put in the value: 1 kilometer.
3. Result: 0.62137119 miles.

Kilometers to miles table

Converting the other way: miles to kilometers

kilometers = miles × 1.609344. So 0.62137119 miles is back to 1 kilometer; one mile is 1.609344 kilometers. See the miles to kilometers table.

Quick estimate in your head

For a rough answer, multiply by about 0.6: 1 × 0.6 ≈ 0.6 mi, against the exact 0.62137119 mi (3.4% out). Good enough to check that a calculated result is sensible.

Common mistakes

The usual slip is using the factor the wrong way round. A kilometer is smaller than a mile, so the number of miles must come out smaller than the number of kilometers. If your answer goes the other way, divide instead of multiplying.

About the units

Kilometer (km) and mile (mi) are both units of length. One kilometer equals 0.62137119 miles, and one mile equals 1.609344 kilometers. Results on this page are rounded for display; the conversion itself uses the exact definitions.

Length conversions come up in DIY and building plans, running and cycling distances, maps, clothing sizes and travel between countries that use metric and imperial units.

1 kilometer in other units

The most readable unit for this amount is kilometers (1).

• 1,000,000 mm
• 100,000 cm
• 1,000 m
• 39,370.08 in
• 3,280.84 ft
• 1,093.61 yd
• 0.62137119 mi
• 0.5399568 nmi
• 546.806649 fm
• 1,000,000,000 um

How this answer was calculated

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