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 38 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 38 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

38 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 38 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 61.155072 km

The final result is:

38 mi → 61.155072 km

We conclude that 38 miles is equivalent to 61.155072 kilometers:

38 miles = 61.155072 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.01635187347993 × 38 miles.

Another way is saying that 38 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01635187347993 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight miles is approximately sixty-one point one five five kilometers:

38 mi ≅ 61.155 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero one six times thirty-eight 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