Pittsburgh · the midpoint
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Boston and Cincinnati
The fair place to meet is Pittsburgh, PA — the city closest to the midpoint of Boston and Cincinnati. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 6 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Pittsburgh, PA
From Boston
10 hr 6 min
482 mi to Pittsburgh
From Cincinnati
5 hr 23 min
257 mi to Pittsburgh
Cincinnati has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 43 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Boston and Cincinnati are about 738 miles apart.
More meetups from Boston
Meeting in Pittsburgh
Boston and Cincinnati are about 738 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Pittsburgh, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 10 hr 6 min of driving on the Boston side and 5 hr 23 min on the Cincinnati side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Pittsburgh suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Pittsburgh doesn't have what you're after, Washington and Philadelphia are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Boston and Cincinnati.
About the cities
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Read more →
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Boston and Cincinnati?
- Pittsburgh, PA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 738 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 10 hr 6 min from the farther city to Pittsburgh.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.