Meet halfway between Austin and Minneapolis
The fair place to meet is Kansas City, MO — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and Minneapolis. From the farther side that’s about 13 hr 20 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Kansas City, MO
From Austin
13 hr 20 min
636 mi to Kansas City
From Minneapolis
8 hr 38 min
412 mi to Kansas City
Minneapolis has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 42 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Austin and Minneapolis are about 1,045 miles apart.
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Meeting in Kansas City
Austin and Minneapolis are about 1,045 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Kansas City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 13 hr 20 min of driving on the Austin side and 8 hr 38 min on the Minneapolis 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. Kansas City still makes a fair, central place for Austin and Minneapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Kansas City doesn't have what you're after, Oklahoma City and Omaha are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and Minneapolis.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Austin and Minneapolis?
- Kansas City, MO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,045 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 13 hr 20 min from the farther city to Kansas City.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.