The fair place to meet is Indianapolis, IN — the city closest to the midpoint of Birmingham and Minneapolis. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 42 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Indianapolis, IN
From Birmingham
9 hr 5 min
433 mi to Indianapolis
From Minneapolis
10 hr 42 min
511 mi to Indianapolis
Birmingham has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 37 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Birmingham and Minneapolis are about 863 miles apart.
Birmingham and Minneapolis are about 863 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Indianapolis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 9 hr 5 min of driving on the Birmingham side and 10 hr 42 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. Indianapolis still makes a fair, central place for Birmingham and Minneapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Indianapolis doesn't have what you're after, Chicago and Louisville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Birmingham and Minneapolis.
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 →
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the third-most populous city in the state, with an estimated population of 196,357 as of 2024. Read more →
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.