Convert meter to kilometer instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected m values converted to km using the exact factor from this tool.
| m | km |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.00001 |
| 0.1 | 0.0001 |
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 m = 0.001 km
1 km = 1000 m
To convert meter to kilometer, multiply by 0.001.
To convert kilometer to meter, multiply by 1000.
Example: convert 10 m to km
10 × 0.001 = 0.01 km
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in a fixed fraction of a second.
Meters appear on road signs in most countries, in science and engineering, and anywhere the metric system is standard for measuring distance.
A kilometer is one thousand meters — a practical scale for longer distances such as travel routes and geographic features.
Kilometers are the default unit on maps and vehicle odometers outside the United States, and in athletics for race distances.
km = m × 0.001m = km × 1,000, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any length conversion starting from meter — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.