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 427.4 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 427.4 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

427.4 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 427.4 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 687.8336256 km

The final result is:

427.4 mi → 687.8336256 km

We conclude that 427.4 miles is equivalent to 687.8336256 kilometers:

427.4 miles = 687.8336256 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0014538399444018 × 427.4 miles.

Another way is saying that 427.4 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0014538399444018 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

427.4 mi ≅ 687.834 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred twenty-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