Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second Converter

Speed Converter

18 units available

Decimals:

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0.016667

1 km/min = 0.016667 km/s

Formula:

km/s = km/min × 0.0166666667

With your value: 1 km/min = 0.01666667 km/s

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in kilometer/minute so you can sanity-check the result.

Walking pace (1/12 your value)0.0840 km/min

Cycling (1/3.0 your value)0.330 km/min

Urban speed limit (50 km/h) (1/1.2 your value)0.834 km/min

Your value1.00 km/min

Cheetah sprint (1.7× your value)1.74 km/min

Motorway (110 km/h) (1.8× your value)1.84 km/min

Other Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second conversions

2 km/min to km/s 3 km/min to km/s 4 km/min to km/s 5 km/min to km/s 6 km/min to km/s 7 km/min to km/s 8 km/min to km/s

Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second Conversion Table

Kilometer/Minute (km/min)	Kilometer/Second (km/s)
0.5	0.008333
1	0.016667
2	0.033333
5	0.083333
10	0.166667
15	0.25
20	0.333333
25	0.416667
50	0.833333
100	1.666667
250	4.166667
500	8.333333
1000	16.666667

Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute Conversion Table

Kilometer/Second (km/s)	Kilometer/Minute (km/min)
0.5	30
1	60
2	120
5	300
10	600
15	900
20	1,200
25	1,500
50	3,000
100	6,000
250	15,000
500	29,999.999999
1000	59,999.999999

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Kilometer/Minute (km/min)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Kilometer/Second (km/s)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second

To convert from Kilometer/Minute (km/min) to Kilometer/Second (km/s), multiply the value by 0.0166666667.

Formula: km/s = km/min × 0.0166666667

Reverse: km/min = km/s × 59.9999999988

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Kilometer/Minute. For example: 5 km/min
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.0166666667
The result is: 0.083333 km/s

About Kilometer/Minute

The kilometer/minute (km/min) is a unit of speed and velocity. One kilometer/minute equals 16.66666667 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Kilometer/Second

The kilometer/second (km/s) is a unit of speed and velocity. One kilometer/second equals 1000 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Kilometer/Second are in 1 Kilometer/Minute?

There are exactly 0.0166666667 Kilometer/Second in 1 Kilometer/Minute. This means the conversion factor from Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second is 0.0166666667.

What is the formula to convert Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second?

The formula to convert Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second is: km/s = km/min × 0.0166666667. For example, to convert 10 Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second, you would multiply 10 by 0.0166666667.

What is a Kilometer/Minute?