Kilometer to Centimeter Converter

Convert between kilometers and centimeters for distance measurements, mapping, and metric calculations

Kilometers (km)

1 km = 100,000 cm

Centimeters (cm)

1 cm = 0.00001 km

Enter a value to see the conversion result

Common Distance Conversions

Kilometers	⇔	Centimeters
0.001 km	⇔	100 cm
0.01 km	⇔	1,000 cm
0.1 km	⇔	10,000 cm
1 km	⇔	100,000 cm
5 km	⇔	500,000 cm
10 km	⇔	1,000,000 cm

Real-World Examples

City Distances:
• City block: 0.1 km (10,000 cm)
• School zone: 0.5 km (50,000 cm)
• City center: 2 km (200,000 cm)
• Suburb to downtown: 10 km (1,000,000 cm)

Sports & Recreation:
• Running track: 0.4 km (40,000 cm)
• 5K race: 5 km (500,000 cm)
• 10K race: 10 km (1,000,000 cm)
• Half marathon: 21.1 km (2,110,000 cm)

Transportation:
• Walking distance: 0.5-2 km
• Cycling distance: 5-20 km
• Local commute: 10-30 km
• Highway distance: 50-500 km

Metric Units

Kilometer: 1,000 meters
Centimeter: 0.01 meters
Conversion: 1 km = 100,000 cm
Base unit: Meter (m)

Usage Tips

km for long distances
cm for small measurements
Easy 100,000:1 ratio
Standard metric system

Applications

Geography: Map distances
Transportation: Travel planning
Sports: Race distances
Engineering: Scale conversion