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 397.4 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 397.4 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

397.4 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 397.4 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 639.5533056 km

The final result is:

397.4 mi → 639.5533056 km

We conclude that 397.4 miles is equivalent to 639.5533056 kilometers:

397.4 miles = 639.5533056 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0015635913242006 × 397.4 miles.

Another way is saying that 397.4 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015635913242006 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

397.4 mi ≅ 639.553 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero two times three hundred ninety-seven point four 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