How to convert meters to miles
- Type a value in meters into the converter above.
- The answer in miles shows as you type. It uses the formula miles = meters × 0.000621371192.
- For example, 400 m is 0.249 mi.
About meters and miles
Divide meters by 1,609.344 to get miles. For a quick estimate divide by 1,600: 8,000 m gives 5 miles against the exact 4.97.
Track races, swim distances and mountain heights are given in meters, but road distances in the US and UK are given in miles. This page turns those figures into miles without going through kilometers first.
Examples
- 400 m (one lap of a running track) is 0.249 mi
- 1,500 m (the 1500 m race) is 0.932 mi
- 10,000 m (a 10K race) is 6.21 mi
- 8,848.86 m (the height of Mount Everest) is 5.5 mi
Meters to miles chart
| Meters (m) | Miles (mi) |
|---|---|
| 100 | 0.0621 |
| 200 | 0.124 |
| 400 | 0.249 |
| 500 | 0.311 |
| 800 | 0.497 |
| 1,000 | 0.621 |
| 1,500 | 0.932 |
| 1,609.34 | 1 |
| 2,000 | 1.24 |
| 3,000 | 1.86 |
| 5,000 | 3.11 |
| Meters (m) | Miles (mi) |
|---|---|
| 8,000 | 4.97 |
| 10,000 | 6.21 |
| 15,000 | 9.32 |
| 20,000 | 12.43 |
| 21,097.5 | 13.11 |
| 25,000 | 15.53 |
| 30,000 | 18.64 |
| 42,195 | 26.22 |
| 50,000 | 31.07 |
| 100,000 | 62.14 |