MidRally

Meet halfway between Boise and New York

The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Boise and New York. From the farther side that’s about 23 hr 56 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Omaha, NE

From Boise

21 hr 53 min

1,044 mi to Omaha

From New York

23 hr 56 min

1,141 mi to Omaha

Boise has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 3 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Boise and New York are about 2,147 miles apart.

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Meeting in Omaha

Boise and New York are about 2,147 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 23 hr 56 min on the New York 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 New York to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

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

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Boise and New York?
Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 2,147 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 23 hr 56 min from the farther city to Omaha.

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