Omaha · the midpoint
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 →
Meet halfway between Boise and Columbus
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Boise and Columbus. From the farther side that’s about 21 hr 53 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Boise
21 hr 53 min
1,044 mi to Omaha
From Columbus
14 hr 20 min
684 mi to Omaha
Columbus has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 33 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Boise and Columbus are about 1,717 miles apart.
More meetups from Boise
Meeting in Omaha
Boise and Columbus are about 1,717 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Omaha, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 21 hr 53 min of driving on the Boise side and 14 hr 20 min on the Columbus 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. Omaha still makes a fair, central place for Boise and Columbus to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Denver and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Boise and Columbus.
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 →
Columbus
Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of 905,748 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., second-most populous city in the Midwest, and third-most populous U.S. state capital. 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 Columbus?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,717 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 21 hr 53 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.