How to Convert Feet to Metres (ft to m)
Length conversions come up when reading overseas furniture specs, cycling the Round Island Route in kilometres while a foreign app shows miles, or checking marine distances in the Singapore Strait in nautical miles. This guide shows how to convert feet into metres by hand, with examples and a quick-reference table.
The conversion
To convert feet to metres, multiply the value by 0.3048. To go the other way, divide by the same number (or multiply by 3.280839895). For a quick estimate, multiply by about 0.3.
Metres = feet × 0.3048
Worked examples
- 3 ft = 0.9144 m
- 12.5 ft = 3.81 m
- 75 ft = 22.86 m
Feet to Metres table
| Feet | Metres |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 25 ft | 7.62 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 250 ft | 76.2 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
| 1,000 ft | 304.8 m |
Common questions
Is ft to m exact?
The factors used here are the internationally defined values where they exist; results are rounded for display only.
How do I convert back?
Use the Metres to Feet converter.
Mistakes to avoid
Multiplying when you should divide
Converting to a smaller unit gives a bigger number, and converting to a larger unit gives a smaller one. If your answer moves the wrong way, you have inverted the factor.
Mixing similar-sounding units
US and imperial gallons, pints and tons are different sizes, and decimal kilobytes differ from binary kibibytes.
Forgetting squared and cubed units
Area and volume factors are the length factor squared or cubed, so 1 m² is about 10.76 sq ft, not 3.28.
Background
For everyday use, three or four significant figures are usually enough. Engineering, science and trade documents may need more, and rounding should happen only at the end of a calculation.
A conversion table is handy for common values, but a calculator is faster and avoids interpolation errors for anything in between.
Writing the units next to every number while you work is the simplest way to avoid mistakes. If the units do not cancel to leave the one you want, the calculation is set up wrongly.
For any value, use the Feet to Metres Converter or browse all length converters.
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