Kilometers to Yards Conversion (km to yd)

Kilometers to Yards Converter

Enter the length in kilometers below to get the value converted to yards.

Results in Yards:

1 km = 1,093.613298 yd
1 km = 1093 yd 1.84 ft

How to Convert Kilometers to Yards

To convert a measurement in kilometers to a measurement in yards, multiply the length by the following conversion ratio: 1,093.613298 yards/kilometer.

Since one kilometer is equal to 1,093.613298 yards, you can use this simple formula to convert:

yards = kilometers × 1,093.613298

The length in yards is equal to the length in kilometers multiplied by 1,093.613298.

For example, here's how to convert 5 kilometers to yards using the formula above.

yards = (5 km × 1,093.613298) = 5,468.066492 yd

How Many Yards Are in a Kilometer?

There are 1,093.613298 yards in a kilometer, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 km = 1,093.613298 yd

Kilometers and yards are both units used to measure length. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Kilometer?

One kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters, which are defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in ¹/_299,792,458 of a second.^[1] One kilometer is equal to 0.621371 miles.

The kilometer, or kilometre, is a multiple of the meter, which is the SI base unit for length. In the metric system, "kilo" is the prefix for thousands, or 10³. Kilometers can be abbreviated as km; for example, 1 kilometer can be written as 1 km.

Learn more about kilometers.

What Is a Yard?

The yard is a unit of length measurement equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. The international yard is legally defined to be equal to exactly 0.9144 meters.^[2]

The yard is a US customary and imperial unit of length. Yards can be abbreviated as yd; for example, 1 yard can be written as 1 yd.

Learn more about yards.

Kilometer to Yard Conversion Table

Table showing various kilometer measurements converted to yards.
Kilometers	Yards
0.001 km	1.0936 yd
0.002 km	2.1872 yd
0.003 km	3.2808 yd
0.004 km	4.3745 yd
0.005 km	5.4681 yd
0.006 km	6.5617 yd
0.007 km	7.6553 yd
0.008 km	8.7489 yd
0.009 km	9.8425 yd
0.01 km	10.94 yd
0.02 km	21.87 yd
0.03 km	32.81 yd
0.04 km	43.74 yd
0.05 km	54.68 yd
0.06 km	65.62 yd
0.07 km	76.55 yd
0.08 km	87.49 yd
0.09 km	98.43 yd
0.1 km	109.36 yd
0.2 km	218.72 yd
0.3 km	328.08 yd
0.4 km	437.45 yd
0.5 km	546.81 yd
0.6 km	656.17 yd
0.7 km	765.53 yd
0.8 km	874.89 yd
0.9 km	984.25 yd
1 km	1,094 yd

Table showing various kilometer measurements converted to yards.

Kilometers

Yards

0.001 km

1.0936 yd

0.002 km

2.1872 yd

0.003 km

3.2808 yd

0.004 km

4.3745 yd

0.005 km

5.4681 yd

0.006 km

6.5617 yd

0.007 km

7.6553 yd

0.008 km

8.7489 yd

0.009 km

9.8425 yd

0.01 km

10.94 yd

0.02 km

21.87 yd

0.03 km

32.81 yd

0.04 km

43.74 yd

0.05 km

54.68 yd

0.06 km

65.62 yd

0.07 km

76.55 yd

0.08 km

87.49 yd

0.09 km

98.43 yd

0.1 km

109.36 yd

0.2 km

218.72 yd

0.3 km

328.08 yd

0.4 km

437.45 yd

0.5 km

546.81 yd

0.6 km

656.17 yd

0.7 km

765.53 yd

0.8 km

874.89 yd

0.9 km

984.25 yd

1 km

1,094 yd

References

Ambler Thompson and Barry N. Taylor, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf
National Bureau of Standards, Refinement of Values for the Yard and the Pound, https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/FedRegister/FRdoc59-5442.pdf