Cincinnati · the midpoint
Cincinnati is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Buffalo and Memphis
The fair place to meet is Cincinnati, OH — the city closest to the midpoint of Buffalo and Memphis. From the farther side that’s about 8 hr 35 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Cincinnati, OH
From Buffalo
8 hr 15 min
393 mi to Cincinnati
From Memphis
8 hr 35 min
409 mi to Cincinnati
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 20 min of each other. Buffalo and Memphis are about 802 miles apart.
More meetups from Buffalo
Meeting in Cincinnati
Buffalo and Memphis are about 802 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Cincinnati, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 8 hr 15 min from Buffalo and 8 hr 35 min from Memphis.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Cincinnati still makes a fair, central place for Buffalo and Memphis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Cincinnati doesn't have what you're after, Louisville and Columbus are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Buffalo and Memphis.
About the cities
Buffalo
Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border. Read more →
Memphis
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, 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 Buffalo and Memphis?
- Cincinnati, OH is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 802 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 8 hr 35 min from the farther city to Cincinnati.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.