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 480 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 480 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

480 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 480 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 772.48512 km

The final result is:

480 mi → 772.48512 km

We conclude that 480 miles is equivalent to 772.48512 kilometers:

480 miles = 772.48512 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0012945233171611 × 480 miles.

Another way is saying that 480 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012945233171611 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

480 mi ≅ 772.485 km

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