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 500 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 500 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

500 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 500 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 310.68559611867 mi

The final result is:

500 km → 310.68559611867 mi

We conclude that 500 kilometers is equivalent to 310.68559611867 miles:

500 kilometers = 310.68559611867 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.003218688 × 500 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 500 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003218688 miles.

Approximate result

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

500 km ≅ 310.686 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred 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