What is it?
The Distance Converter converts kilometres, metres, miles, nautical miles, feet and yards, and shows about how many steps it is and how long it takes to walk or drive.
Who is it for?
Runners, walkers, travellers reading foreign road signs, sailors and pilots using nautical miles, and students.
How to use it
- Type the Value and pick the From unit.
- Every other unit is shown under In every unit; tap a value to copy it, or use Copy result.
- Tap ⇅ Swap to convert the other way.
Quick conversions
- 1 km ≈ 0.62 miles; 1 mile ≈ 1.61 km. A 5K run is 3.1 miles; a marathon is 42.195 km (26.2 miles).
- Nautical mile = 1.852 km, used at sea and in aviation (speeds in knots).
Steps and times are estimates
- Steps assume a 76 cm step. Taller people take longer steps. For your own height, use the Steps to Distance Calculator.
- Walking time uses 5 km/h; driving uses 60 km/h with no stops. Real road trips include traffic and breaks.
Road or straight line?
This converts a distance you already have. To find the distance between two places, use Distance Between Places, which gives the straight-line distance. Roads are usually 20–40% longer.
Errors and how to fix them
- A result looks hugely wrong: check the From unit. Picking a unit that looks similar to the one you meant is the most common mistake.
- Very long decimals: results show up to 10 significant digits; round to what you need.
Open the tool: Distance Converter
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