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 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 397 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 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 397 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 638.909568 km

The final result is:

397 mi → 638.909568 km

We conclude that 397 miles is equivalent to 638.909568 kilometers:

397 miles = 638.909568 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0015651667310764 × 397 miles.

Another way is saying that 397 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015651667310764 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 miles is approximately six hundred thirty-eight point nine one kilometers:

397 mi ≅ 638.91 km

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