About miles and metres
A mile (mi) is an imperial and US unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, which is exactly 1.609344 kilometres.
The metre (m) is the base unit of length in the metric (SI) system. Almost every other metric length unit is a multiple or a fraction of it.
How the conversion works
Converts miles to metres, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 mile = 1,609.34 metres.
Mile to Metre conversion table
| miles | metres |
|---|---|
| 1 mile | 1,609.34 metres |
| 2 miles | 3,218.69 metres |
| 5 miles | 8,046.72 metres |
| 10 miles | 16,093.4 metres |
| 25 miles | 40,233.6 metres |
| 50 miles | 80,467.2 metres |
| 100 miles | 160,934 metres |
| 1,000 miles | 1,609,340 metres |
How to use it
- Enter a value in miles to see it in metres, or type in the other box to convert the opposite way.
- Check the quick conversion table below for common values.
- To convert by hand, multiply the number of miles by 1,609.34.
Did you know?
- The word mile comes from the Latin mille passus, meaning a thousand paces.
- Since 1983 the metre has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.