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Miles per Hour to Kilometers per Hour Converter

Convert miles per hour (mph) to kilometers per hour (km/h), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Enter a speed, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

About valueA number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
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Result
Result
1.609344 km/h
knots
0.868976241901 kn
Mach (at 343 m/s)
0.00130332361516 Mach
speed of light
1.49116493117 × 10⁻⁹ c
feet per second
1.46666666667 ft/s
kilometers per second
0.00044704 km/s
meters per second
0.44704 m/s
centimeters per second
44.704 cm/s

1 mph = 1.609344 km/h

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  1. 1 mph = 1.609344 km/h
  2. 1 × 1.609344 = 1.609344 km/h

How to convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour

1 mph = 1.609344 km/h, so multiply by 1.609344 to go from miles per hour to kilometers per hour. Going the other way, 1 km/h = 0.621371192237 mph.

km/h = mph × 1.609344
mph = km/h × 0.621371192237

Worked example:

1 mph = 1.609344 km/h
5 × 1.609344 = 8.04672 km/h

Miles per Hour to kilometers per hour table

Miles per HourKilometers per Hour
1 mph1.609344 km/h
2 mph3.218688 km/h
3 mph4.828032 km/h
4 mph6.437376 km/h
5 mph8.04672 km/h
6 mph9.656064 km/h
7 mph11.265408 km/h
8 mph12.874752 km/h
9 mph14.484096 km/h
10 mph16.09344 km/h
15 mph24.14016 km/h
20 mph32.18688 km/h
25 mph40.2336 km/h
30 mph48.28032 km/h
40 mph64.37376 km/h
50 mph80.4672 km/h
75 mph120.7008 km/h
100 mph160.9344 km/h
250 mph402.336 km/h
500 mph804.672 km/h
1000 mph1,609.344 km/h

About the units

Miles per Hour (mph)
Miles per hour, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.
Kilometers per Hour (km/h)
Kilometers per hour, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).

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