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Kilometres to miles

Convert kilometres to miles. To convert kilometres to miles, divide by 1.609.

Factors from their legal definitions.

Convert the other way: miles to km.

5 kilometres is 3.107 miles.

One kilometre0.6214 miles
One mile1.609 km

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StepSumAnswer
One kilometre in metres1,000 metres1,000 m
One mile in metres1760 × 0.9144 m1,609.344 m
5 kilometres in metres5 × 1,0005,000 m
In miles5,000 ÷ 1,609.33 miles

Where the figures come from

Kilometres to miles table

KilometresMiles
0.5 km0.3107 miles
1 km0.6214 miles
2 km1.243 miles
3 km1.864 miles
4 km2.485 miles
5 km3.107 miles
6 km3.728 miles
7 km4.35 miles
8 km4.971 miles
9 km5.592 miles
10 km6.214 miles
12 km7.456 miles
15 km9.321 miles
20 km12.427 miles
25 km15.534 miles
30 km18.641 miles
40 km24.855 miles
50 km31.069 miles
75 km46.603 miles
100 km62.137 miles

How to convert kilometres to miles

One kilometre is 0.6214 miles, and one mile is 1.609 kilometres. So to turn kilometres into miles, divide by 1.609. For example, 5 kilometres ÷ 1.609 = 3.107 miles.

Where the numbers come from

Imperial units are defined in law as exact amounts of metric ones. These are the definitions this converter uses:

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