Knots to kilometers per hour
Type a value in kn to get it in km/h instantly.
That's 1.43× as fast as a car on the highway, while a bullet train is 1.73× faster. In one minute you'd cover 3.087 km.
Convert the other way: km/h to kn
What it means
How fast is that?
Reference speeds are typical values. Mach uses the speed of sound in dry air at 20 °C (343 m/s).
The math
How to convert kn to km/h
To convert knots to kilometers per hour, multiply by 1.852.
Example: 100 kn × 1.852 = 185.2 km/h.
In the other direction, 1 km/h = 0.539957 kn.
Every unit
Your speed in every unit
Tables
kn to km/h conversion table
| kn | km/h |
|---|---|
| 1 kn | 1.852 km/h |
| 5 kn | 9.26 km/h |
| 10 kn | 18.52 km/h |
| 20 kn | 37.04 km/h |
| 30 kn | 55.56 km/h |
| 40 kn | 74.08 km/h |
| 50 kn | 92.6 km/h |
| 60 kn | 111.12 km/h |
| 70 kn | 129.64 km/h |
| 80 kn | 148.16 km/h |
| 90 kn | 166.68 km/h |
| 100 kn | 185.2 km/h |
| 110 kn | 203.72 km/h |
| 120 kn | 222.24 km/h |
| 130 kn | 240.76 km/h |
| 150 kn | 277.8 km/h |
| 200 kn | 370.4 km/h |
| 300 kn | 555.6 km/h |
| 500 kn | 926 km/h |
| 1,000 kn | 1,852 km/h |
km/h to kn conversion table
| km/h | kn |
|---|---|
| 1 km/h | 0.539957 kn |
| 5 km/h | 2.69978 kn |
| 10 km/h | 5.39957 kn |
| 20 km/h | 10.7991 kn |
| 30 km/h | 16.1987 kn |
| 40 km/h | 21.5983 kn |
| 50 km/h | 26.9978 kn |
| 60 km/h | 32.3974 kn |
| 70 km/h | 37.797 kn |
| 80 km/h | 43.1965 kn |
| 90 km/h | 48.5961 kn |
| 100 km/h | 53.9957 kn |
| 110 km/h | 59.3952 kn |
| 120 km/h | 64.7948 kn |
| 130 km/h | 70.1944 kn |
| 150 km/h | 80.9935 kn |
| 200 km/h | 107.991 kn |
| 300 km/h | 161.987 kn |
| 500 km/h | 269.978 kn |
| 1,000 km/h | 539.957 kn |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many km/h is 1 kn?
- 1 kn is 1.852 km/h.
- How many km/h is 10 kn?
- 10 kn is 18.52 km/h.
- How many km/h is 100 kn?
- 100 kn is 185.2 km/h.
The units
About these units
Knots (kn)
A knot is one nautical mile per hour, the unit of ships, aircraft and wind at sea. The nautical mile (1,852 m) was originally one minute of latitude, so 1 knot is exactly 1.852 km/h.
Kilometers per hour (km/h)
The kilometer per hour is the speed unit on road signs and speedometers in most of the world. 1 km/h is 1,000 meters in 3,600 seconds, about 0.278 m/s.
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