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 500 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 500 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

500 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 500 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 804.672 km

The final result is:

500 mi → 804.672 km

We conclude that 500 miles is equivalent to 804.672 kilometers:

500 miles = 804.672 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0012427423844747 × 500 miles.

Another way is saying that 500 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012427423844747 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

500 mi ≅ 804.672 km

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