Metres to Feet Converter (m to ft)
Convert metres to feet instantly. 1 m = 3.281 ft. Includes the formula, a full conversion table and a calculator that works offline.
The formula
To convert metres to feet, multiply by 3.281:
ft = m × 3.281Going the other way, divide instead — or multiply by 0.3048, which is the same thing:
m = ft × 0.3048Metres to Feet conversion table
| Metres | Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 3.281 ft |
| 2 m | 6.562 ft |
| 3 m | 9.843 ft |
| 4 m | 13.123 ft |
| 5 m | 16.404 ft |
| 6 m | 19.685 ft |
| 7 m | 22.966 ft |
| 8 m | 26.247 ft |
| 9 m | 29.528 ft |
| 10 m | 32.808 ft |
| 15 m | 49.213 ft |
| 20 m | 65.617 ft |
| 25 m | 82.021 ft |
| 30 m | 98.425 ft |
| 40 m | 131.23 ft |
| 50 m | 164.04 ft |
| 75 m | 246.06 ft |
| 100 m | 328.08 ft |
| 250 m | 820.21 ft |
| 500 m | 1,640.42 ft |
| 1000 m | 3,280.84 ft |
Feet to Metres
| Feet | Metres |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 4 ft | 1.219 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 6 ft | 1.829 m |
| 7 ft | 2.134 m |
| 8 ft | 2.438 m |
| 9 ft | 2.743 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
What that actually looks like
A conversion factor is hard to judge on its own. These are quantities most people already have a feel for, converted for you:
- An Olympic pool is 50 metres — 164.04 ft
- A running track lap is 400 metres — 1,312.34 ft
- A tennis court is 23.77 metres long — 77.986 ft
- The Eiffel Tower is 330 metres tall — 1,082.68 ft
Why both units are still in use
Almost every country measures length in metres and centimetres. The United States is the significant exception, and the United Kingdom is genuinely split: road signs are in miles, a person's height is in feet and inches, but a bottle of water is in millilitres and a running race is in kilometres. That is why this conversion comes up so often — not because one system is replacing the other, but because both are in daily use side by side.
Mistakes worth avoiding
The most common mistake is mixing feet and inches in one number. Five foot ten is 5.833 feet, not 5.10 — the inches are twelfths, not hundredths. Convert the inches separately, or work in inches throughout and divide at the end.
The other habit worth breaking is rounding too early. Convert first, round once at the end, and you avoid the drift that turns a small approximation into a visible error by the third calculation.
Doing it in your head
When you only need a rough answer, multiply by 10 and divide by 3 — which lands within 1.6 percent of the true value. Ten metres works out at roughly 33.333 feet that way, against 32.808 exactly. An estimate is enough for deciding whether something will fit or whether a figure sounds plausible. When the number has to be right — because you are buying, cooking or building to it — use the calculator and let it carry the decimals.
Common questions
How many feet are in one metre?
One metre equals 3.281 feet. The calculator above handles any value, including decimals and very large numbers, and updates as you type.
Is this an exact conversion?
The factor is accurate to the precision shown, which is far beyond what any practical measurement requires. The table rounds for readability; the calculator does not.
Does this work offline?
Yes. The conversion runs in your browser with no network request, so it works on a plane, in a basement, or on a phone with no signal once the page has loaded.