Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

To convert 397 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 397 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

397 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 397 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 246.68436331822 mi

The final result is:

397 km → 246.68436331822 mi

We conclude that 397 kilometers is equivalent to 246.68436331822 miles:

397 kilometers = 246.68436331822 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.0040537632241814 × 397 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 397 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0040537632241814 miles.

Approximate result

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

397 km ≅ 246.684 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero zero four times three hundred ninety-seven kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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