Converting lengths

Kilometer (km) to Meter (m)

Units of length ﹣ Converter Kilometer to Meter

Here you can convert the Unit of length Kilometer into the unit Meter and vice versa you can convert Meter into Kilometer. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., km to m or m to km. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Unit of length.

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Info about "Kilometer"

The unit kilometer belongs to the metric system and is derived from the basic unit meter. Here, 1 kilometer can be converted into 1,000 meters or 1 meter is equivalent to 0.001 kilometers. The kilometer belongs to the International System of Units (SI).

In most parts of the world today, kilometers is the measuring unit used to express distances between geographical locations in the countryside. The United States and the United Kingdom are exceptions to this practice, where miles are used as a measuring unit.

Info about "Meter"

Meter is a basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) and other metric systems. All other units of length in the metric system are derived from the meter (e.g. 1 km = 1.000 m, 1m = 1.000 mm).

The meter was defined in 1799 based on measurements taken at the time as the ten millionth part of the distance from the North Pole to the equator. For this purpose, a so-called prototype meter was casted in platinum. Since 1983, the meter has been defined as the distance travelled by light in 1/299,792,458 seconds in a vacuum.

Basis for conversion Kilometer (km) to Meter (m) and vice versa

The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Kilometer" is km. The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Meter" is m.

Formula for the conversion of Kilometer (km) to Meter (m) and vice versa

The calculation from Kilometer to Meter shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Kilometer to Meter 

Determine the number of Meter from Kilometer

Kilometer × 1000


Formula for the conversion of Meter (m) to Kilometer (km)

The calculation from Meter to Kilometer shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Meter to Kilometer 

Determine the number of Kilometer from Meter

Meter × 0.001


Overview table : How many Kilometer are in a Meter ?

Kilometer km ⇒ Meter m
0.01 km  are  10 m
0.02 km  are  20 m
0.03 km  are  30 m
0.04 km  are  40 m
0.05 km  are  50 m
0.06 km  are  60 m
0.07 km  are  70 m
0.08 km  are  80 m
0.09 km  are  90 m
0.10 km  are  100 m
0.20 km  are  200 m
0.30 km  are  300 m
0.40 km  are  400 m
0.50 km  are  500 m
0.60 km  are  600 m
0.70 km  are  700 m
0.80 km  are  800 m
0.90 km  are  900 m
1 km  corresponds to  1 000 m
2 km  are  2 000 m
3 km  are  3 000 m
4 km  are  4 000 m
5 km  are  5 000 m
6 km  are  6 000 m
7 km  are  7 000 m
8 km  are  8 000 m
9 km  are  9 000 m
10 km  are  10 000 m
20 km  are  20 000 m
30 km  are  30 000 m
40 km  are  40 000 m
50 km  are  50 000 m
60 km  are  60 000 m
70 km  are  70 000 m
80 km  are  80 000 m
90 km  are  90 000 m
100 km  are  100 000 m
200 km  are  200 000 m
300 km  are  300 000 m
400 km  are  400 000 m
500 km  are  500 000 m
600 km  are  600 000 m
700 km  are  700 000 m
800 km  are  800 000 m
900 km  are  900 000 m
1 000 km  are  1 000 000 m

Overview table : How many Meter are in a Kilometer ?

Meter m ⇒ Kilometer km
0.01 m  are  0.00001 km
0.02 m  are  0.00002 km
0.03 m  are  0.00003 km
0.04 m  are  0.00004 km
0.05 m  are  0.00005 km
0.06 m  are  0.00006 km
0.07 m  are  0.00007 km
0.08 m  are  0.00008 km
0.09 m  are  0.00009 km
0.10 m  are  0.00010 km
0.20 m  are  0.00020 km
0.30 m  are  0.00030 km
0.40 m  are  0.00040 km
0.50 m  are  0.00050 km
0.60 m  are  0.00060 km
0.70 m  are  0.00070 km
0.80 m  are  0.00080 km
0.90 m  are  0.00090 km
1 m  corresponds to  0.00100 km
2 m  are  0.00200 km
3 m  are  0.00300 km
4 m  are  0.00400 km
5 m  are  0.00500 km
6 m  are  0.00600 km
7 m  are  0.00700 km
8 m  are  0.00800 km
9 m  are  0.00900 km
10 m  are  0.01000 km
20 m  are  0.02000 km
30 m  are  0.03000 km
40 m  are  0.04000 km
50 m  are  0.05000 km
60 m  are  0.06000 km
70 m  are  0.07000 km
80 m  are  0.08000 km
90 m  are  0.09000 km
100 m  are  0.10000 km
200 m  are  0.20000 km
300 m  are  0.30000 km
400 m  are  0.40000 km
500 m  are  0.50000 km
600 m  are  0.60000 km
700 m  are  0.70000 km
800 m  are  0.80000 km
900 m  are  0.90000 km
1 000 m  are  1 km

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Last update

This page of the 'Units of length' category was last edited or reviewed by Stefan Banse on February 19, 2023. It corresponds to the current status.

Changes in this category "Units of length"

  • November 5, 2020: Publication of the Length converter
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