Miles to Kilometers
Convert miles to kilometers.
Convert miles to kilometers. Handy when sharing distances with people in metric countries, understanding international race routes, or checking navigation distances in Europe.
Frequently asked questions
1 mile is exactly 1.60934 kilometers. The mile derives from the Latin "mille passuum" — 1,000 double paces of a Roman soldier.
A marathon is 26.219 miles or 42.195 kilometers. A half marathon is 13.109 miles or 21.098 kilometers.
5 miles equals 8.047 kilometers. The 5-mile race is a popular distance among American road runners.
A land (statute) mile is 1,609.34 meters; a nautical mile is 1,852 meters. Nautical miles are based on one arc-minute of the Earth's circumference and are used by the US Navy and civil aviation.