MidRally

Meet halfway between Albuquerque and Indianapolis

The fair place to meet is Oklahoma City, OK — the city closest to the midpoint of Albuquerque and Indianapolis. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 26 min of driving.

Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, OK — the midpoint Photo: Urbanative / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Recommended midpoint

Oklahoma City, OK

From Albuquerque

10 hr 49 min

516 mi to Oklahoma City

From Indianapolis

14 hr 26 min

688 mi to Oklahoma City

Albuquerque has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 37 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Albuquerque and Indianapolis are about 1,167 miles apart.

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Meeting in Oklahoma City

Albuquerque and Indianapolis are about 1,167 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Oklahoma City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 10 hr 49 min of driving on the Albuquerque side and 14 hr 26 min on the Indianapolis side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.

Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Oklahoma City still makes a fair, central place for Albuquerque and Indianapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Oklahoma City doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Omaha are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Albuquerque and Indianapolis.

About the cities

Oklahoma City · the midpoint

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 21st-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 at the 2020 census. Read more →

Albuquerque

Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque… Read more →

Indianapolis

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. Read more →

City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Albuquerque and Indianapolis?
Oklahoma City, OK is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 1,167 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 14 hr 26 min from the farther city to Oklahoma City.

Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.