Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 1000 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

1000 mi → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 1000 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 1609.344 km

The final result is:

1000 mi → 1609.344 km

We conclude that 1000 miles is equivalent to 1609.344 kilometers:

1000 miles = 1609.344 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00062137119223733 × 1000 miles.

Another way is saying that 1000 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062137119223733 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand miles is approximately one thousand six hundred nine point three four four kilometers:

1000 mi ≅ 1609.344 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to kilometers