MidRally

Meet halfway between Boise and Minneapolis

The fair place to meet is Denver, CO — the city closest to the midpoint of Boise and Minneapolis. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 39 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Denver, CO

From Boise

13 hr 21 min

637 mi to Denver

From Minneapolis

14 hr 39 min

699 mi to Denver

Boise has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 18 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Boise and Minneapolis are about 1,134 miles apart.

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Meeting in Denver

Boise and Minneapolis are about 1,134 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Denver, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 13 hr 21 min of driving on the Boise side and 14 hr 39 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. Denver still makes a fair, central place for Boise and Minneapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Denver doesn't have what you're after, Salt Lake City and Omaha are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Boise and Minneapolis.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Boise and Minneapolis?
Denver, CO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 1,134 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 14 hr 39 min from the farther city to Denver.

Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.