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 Detroit
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Boise and Detroit. 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 Detroit
14 hr
667 mi to Omaha
Detroit has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 53 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Boise and Detroit are about 1,667 miles apart.
More meetups from Boise
Meeting in Omaha
Boise and Detroit are about 1,667 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 on the Detroit 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 Detroit to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Minneapolis and Denver are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Boise and Detroit.
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 →
Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. 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 Detroit?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,667 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.