How far is 500 metres?

Compare anything from 0.001 km to Neptune's orbit.

Lotte World Tower0.5 km

The height of Seoul's slender, curved supertall tower.

Explore the scale0.5 km

The references just below and above

Nearby references are selected by logarithmic distance, not linear spacing.

How long would this journey take?

Calculated as uninterrupted travel at representative average cruising speeds.

Real travel time varies with route, stops, weather and operating conditions.

Objects move along logarithmic spacing, while size is compressed from the real ratio to remain legible.

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Direct answer

How far is 500 metres?

Five hundred metres is half a kilometre. In a dense city it can span several blocks, while vertically it sits close to the height range of the tallest skyscrapers.

km0.5

m500

mi0.3107

Closest ScaleTrip references

Lotte World Tower0.555 km · 0.9×
The height of Seoul's slender, curved supertall tower.
Empire State Building0.443 km · 1.13×
The height including its stepped Art Deco crown and spire.
Eiffel Tower0.33 km · 1.52×
The height of the Eiffel Tower, known for its four splayed lattice legs.

Travel time at constant speed

Mode	Representative speed	Calculated time
Walking	5 km/h	6 min
Car	100 km/h	18 sec
High-speed train	300 km/h	6 sec
Airliner	900 km/h	2 sec
Spacecraft	28,000 km/h	1 sec

Real travel time varies with route, stops, weather and operating conditions.