Kilometers to Miles
Convert kilometers to miles.
Convert kilometers to miles. Useful when comparing distances from metric countries to US distances, reading GPS data from abroad, or following international running events.
Frequently asked questions
1 kilometer equals 0.62137 miles. Conversely, 1 mile equals 1.60934 kilometers.
Multiply the number of kilometers by 0.62137. A quick rule of thumb: 8 km ≈ 5 miles, or divide km by 1.6.
100 kilometers equals 62.14 miles. On a US interstate, 60 mph is roughly equal to 97 km/h.
The US retained the British imperial system after independence. A metric conversion was attempted in the 1970s but was never fully adopted, leaving miles as the standard for road distances.