Meet halfway between Buffalo and El Paso
The fair place to meet is Kansas City, MO — the city closest to the midpoint of Buffalo and El Paso. From the farther side that’s about 17 hr 59 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Kansas City, MO
From Buffalo
17 hr 59 min
858 mi to Kansas City
From El Paso
17 hr 36 min
839 mi to Kansas City
El Paso has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 23 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Buffalo and El Paso are about 1,690 miles apart.
More meetups from Buffalo
Meeting in Kansas City
Buffalo and El Paso are about 1,690 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Kansas City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 17 hr 59 min of driving on the Buffalo side and 17 hr 36 min on the El Paso 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. Kansas City still makes a fair, central place for Buffalo and El Paso to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Kansas City doesn't have what you're after, Memphis and Oklahoma City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Buffalo and El Paso.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Buffalo and El Paso?
- Kansas City, MO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,690 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 17 hr 59 min from the farther city to Kansas City.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.