How Far is the Nearest Star?
Distance to Proxima Centauri
40,208billion km
24984.1B
miles
40208.0T
metres
That's also...
🍫
355.8Q
Mars Bars
🍪
731.1Q
Jaffa Cakes
🍪
566.3Q
Digestive Biscuits
🍪
618.6Q
Custard Creams
🍫
446.8Q
Kit Kat Fingers
🐸
574.4Q
Freddos
🍪
543.4Q
Wagon Wheels
🍌
223.4Q
Bananas
🥖
131.8Q
Subway Footlongs
🥖
61.9Q
Baguettes
🍝
160.8Q
Spaghetti Strands
🥔
670.1Q
Pringles
Time to travel...
🚶
918.0M yrs
Walking
🚴
229.5M yrs
Cycling
🚗
40.6M yrs
UK Motorway (70mph)
✈️
5.1M yrs
Commercial Flight
🚀
117.7K yrs
Apollo 11
💡
4.3 yrs
Speed of Light
👶
3.1B yrs
Crawling (baby)
🏃
382.5M yrs
Running
Fun fact: The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, would take about 73,000 years to reach Proxima Centauri!
About This Calculator
Calculate the mind-boggling distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri, our nearest stellar neighbour.