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 490 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 490 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

490 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 490 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 788.57856 km

The final result is:

490 mi → 788.57856 km

We conclude that 490 miles is equivalent to 788.57856 kilometers:

490 miles = 788.57856 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0012681044739537 × 490 miles.

Another way is saying that 490 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012681044739537 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

490 mi ≅ 788.579 km

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