Kilometers to Meters (km to m)

How to convert kilometers to meters

Multiply the kilometers by 1,000:

meters = kilometers × 1,000

Multiplying by 1,000 moves the decimal point three places to the right: 5 km = 5,000 m, 0.4 km = 400 m, 42.195 km = 42,195 m. Add zeros when you run out of digits: 0.05 km is 50 m, not 5 m.

To go the other way, divide meters by 1,000 — the meters to kilometers converter does that. For miles, use kilometers to miles; for feet, meters to feet.

Race distances in meters and laps

Track coaches count in meters and laps of a 400 m track (inside lane):

A mile is 9.34 m more than four laps, which is why the 1,600 m race in U.S. high schools is not quite a mile.

Kilometers to meters chart

To convert a training log, open Convert a list of values and paste the kilometers one per line.

Kilometers and meters on maps

Topographic and hiking maps print a scale such as 1:25,000 or 1:50,000. On a 1:25,000 map, 1 cm stands for 25,000 cm — that is 250 m, or a quarter of a kilometer — so 4 cm on the map is 1 km on the ground. On a 1:50,000 map, 1 cm is 500 m and 2 cm is a kilometer.

Trail signs abroad give distances in kilometers and climbs in meters: Summit 3.5 km, +450 m means 3,500 m of trail with 450 m (1,476 ft) of ascent. At an easy walking pace of 4–5 km/h, each kilometer takes 12–15 minutes on the flat, longer uphill.

Kilometers in feet and miles

The result shows each distance in feet and miles as well:

• 1 km = 3,280.84 ft = 0.6214 mi;
• 5 km = 16,404.2 ft = 3.107 mi;
• 10 km = 32,808.4 ft = 6.214 mi.

A kilometer is about five-eighths of a mile — a brisk 10–12 minute walk.