New Balance vs Vans Shoe Size Comparison
Vans runs about 1 US size smaller than New Balance, so you may need to size up. The gap is about 8mm in measured shoe length plus each brand fit bias. 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 to Vans size chart
| 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
That works out to roughly 8mm of real shoe length. We map every size through foot length in millimetres and then re-apply each brand 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.