New Balance vs Vans Shoe Size Comparison

Vans runs about 1 size larger than New Balance, so start by checking down from your usual size. The estimate uses a fit-offset difference of about 8mm plus each brand's fit evidence — not the size labels alone. Use the table below to convert any New Balance US size to a starting size in Vans, with UK, EU and CM alongside.

New Balance → Vans size chart

New Balance US men's size mapped to a starting size in Vans, with UK, EU and CM.
New Balance US Vans US Vans range Vans UK Vans EU Vans CM
7 8 7–9 7 38 25.5
8 9 8–10 8 39 26
9 10 9–11 9 41 27
10 11 10–12 10 42 28
11 12 11–13 11 43 29
12 13 12–14 12 44 29.5
13 14 13–15 13 46 30.5

Data confidence

Why New Balance and Vans differ

New Balance runs ~1 size larger than Vans.

That works out to roughly 8mm of real shoe length. We map every size through foot length in millimetres — the canonical axis — and then re-apply each brand's empirical fit offset, so the comparison reflects how the shoes actually fit rather than how they are labelled.

Brand-level estimate — per-model fit can vary by a full size or more within a brand. See how we calculate for how we measure fit offsets.