Minneapolis · the midpoint
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 →
Meet halfway between Boise and Boston
The fair place to meet is Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN — the city closest to the midpoint of Boise and Boston. From the farther side that’s about 23 hr 47 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
From Boise
23 hr 47 min
1,134 mi to Minneapolis
From Boston
23 hr 30 min
1,121 mi to Minneapolis
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 17 min of each other. Boise and Boston are about 2,255 miles apart.
More meetups from Boise
Meeting in Minneapolis
Boise and Boston are about 2,255 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Minneapolis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 23 hr 47 min from Boise and 23 hr 30 min from Boston.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Minneapolis still makes a fair, central place for Boise and Boston to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Minneapolis doesn't have what you're after, Omaha and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Boise and Boston.
About the cities
Boise
Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County. The population of the city was 235,685 at the 2020 census. Read more →
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Boise and Boston?
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,255 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 23 hr 47 min from the farther city to Minneapolis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.