Speed conversion
Knot to Kilometre per hour
One knot is 1.852 kilometres per hour. Enter any value below to convert it instantly, or use the reference table further down for the numbers you need most often.
Conversion rate
1 kn = 1.852 km/h
km/h = kn × 1.852
1 kn = 1.852 km/h
Reference
Knot to Kilometre per hour table
The values people look up most often, rounded for practical use.
| Knot (kn) | Kilometre per hour (km/h) | Written out |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kn | 1.852 km/h | 1 knots = 1.852 kilometres per hour |
| 2 kn | 3.704 km/h | 2 knots = 3.704 kilometres per hour |
| 3 kn | 5.556 km/h | 3 knots = 5.556 kilometres per hour |
| 5 kn | 9.26 km/h | 5 knots = 9.26 kilometres per hour |
| 10 kn | 18.52 km/h | 10 knots = 18.52 kilometres per hour |
| 15 kn | 27.78 km/h | 15 knots = 27.78 kilometres per hour |
| 20 kn | 37.04 km/h | 20 knots = 37.04 kilometres per hour |
| 25 kn | 46.3 km/h | 25 knots = 46.3 kilometres per hour |
| 50 kn | 92.6 km/h | 50 knots = 92.6 kilometres per hour |
| 100 kn | 185.2 km/h | 100 knots = 185.2 kilometres per hour |
| 250 kn | 463 km/h | 250 knots = 463 kilometres per hour |
| 500 kn | 926 km/h | 500 knots = 926 kilometres per hour |
| 1,000 kn | 1,852 km/h | 1,000 knots = 1,852 kilometres per hour |
How to convert knots to kilometres per hour
Multiply the number of knots by 1.852. That is the whole calculation: km/h = kn × 1.852. To go back the other way, divide instead, or multiply by 0.53996.
Worked example: 12 knots × 1.852 = 22.224 kilometres per hour.
Where this conversion comes up
Speed conversion turns up when driving abroad, sailing or reading weather reports. A useful anchor: 100 km/h is about 62 mph, and a knot is one nautical mile per hour, which is slightly faster than a mile per hour.
Quick answers
- 1 knot = 1.852 kilometres per hour
- 2 knots = 3.704 kilometres per hour
- 5 knots = 9.26 kilometres per hour
- 10 knots = 18.52 kilometres per hour
- 100 knots = 185.2 kilometres per hour
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km/h = kn × 1.852. The converter above applies it for you, but the formula is useful in a spreadsheet — put your value in column A and the formula in column B.Related tools
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