How to convert minutes to hours and minutes in Excel
Formula (Excel and Google Sheets)
=B2/1440Divide by 1,440, the minutes in a day, and format as h:mm: =B2/1440 turns 135 into 2:15.
- Result on the example
- one result per row in
C2, filled down toC6 - Works in
- Every current version
- Google Sheets
- Same formula
See it work
The formula is already in C2, filled down to C6. Change any input and the result updates, or edit the formula to experiment.
How it works
A day has 1,440 minutes, so dividing by 1440 turns minutes into a fraction of a day. With the h:mm format, 135 minutes shows as 2:15.
=B2/1440Result0.09375
B2135The value in B2.
B2/14400.09375The / operator divides.
In Google Sheets
The same formula works in Google Sheets: =B2/1440. We ran it in Google Sheets mode on the same data and it returns the same results.
Other ways to do it
Each one was run on the same example sheet.
| Formula | Result | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| =INT(B2/60)&":"&TEXT(MOD(B2,60),"00") | 2:15, 1:30, 0:45…Different result | Text from whole hours and leftover minutes; it keeps counting past 24 hours. Text. |
| =INT(B2/60)&" h "&MOD(B2,60)&" min" | 2 h 15 min, 1 h 30 min, 0 h 45 min…Different result | A label like 2 h 15 min. Text label. |
Common mistakes
- The h:mm format wraps at 24 hours: 1,500 minutes shows as 1:00. Use the custom format [h]:mm, or the INT and MOD text version.
- Minutes stored as text need converting first, with VALUE or
--B2.
Try it yourself
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Convert minutes to hours and minutes
C2, convert the minutes to a time that displays as hours and minutes, and fill down to C6.Questions
How do I convert minutes to decimal hours?
Divide by 60: =B2/60.
How do I convert the time back to minutes?
=C2*1440.
Checked by running on 2026-10-30: every formula and result on this page was calculated by the Spreadsheet Practice formula engine, in both Excel and Google Sheets modes.