MidRally

Meet halfway between Albuquerque and Omaha

The fair place to meet is Denver, CO — the city closest to the midpoint of Albuquerque and Omaha. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 13 min of driving.

Denver, CO
Denver, CO — the midpoint Photo: Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0 · Commons

Recommended midpoint

Denver, CO

From Albuquerque

7 hr 1 min

334 mi to Denver

From Omaha

10 hr 13 min

487 mi to Denver

Albuquerque has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 12 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Albuquerque and Omaha are about 721 miles apart.

More meetups from Albuquerque

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Meeting in Denver

Albuquerque and Omaha are about 721 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Denver, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 7 hr 1 min of driving on the Albuquerque side and 10 hr 13 min on the Omaha side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.

That's a half-day drive from each side, so Denver suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.

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

About the cities

Denver · the midpoint

Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky… 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 →

Omaha

Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte 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 Omaha?
Denver, CO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 721 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 10 hr 13 min from the farther city to Denver.

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