Seattle · the midpoint
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Meet halfway between Boise and Portland
The fair place to meet is Seattle, WA — the city closest to the midpoint of Boise and Portland. From the farther side that’s about 8 hr 29 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Seattle, WA
From Boise
8 hr 29 min
405 mi to Seattle
From Portland
3 hr 38 min
145 mi to Seattle
Portland has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 51 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Boise and Portland are about 345 miles apart.
More meetups from Boise
Meeting in Seattle
Boise and Portland are about 345 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Seattle, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 8 hr 29 min of driving on the Boise side and 3 hr 38 min on the Portland side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Seattle suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Seattle doesn't have what you're after, Sacramento and Salt Lake City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Boise and Portland.
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 →
Portland
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and… 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 Portland?
- Seattle, WA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 345 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 8 hr 29 min from the farther city to Seattle.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.