Meet halfway between Buffalo and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Kansas City, MO — the city closest to the midpoint of Buffalo and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 21 hr 58 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Kansas City, MO
From Buffalo
17 hr 59 min
858 mi to Kansas City
From Phoenix
21 hr 58 min
1,048 mi to Kansas City
Buffalo has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 59 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Buffalo and Phoenix are about 1,903 miles apart.
More meetups from Buffalo
Meeting in Kansas City
Buffalo and Phoenix are about 1,903 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 21 hr 58 min on the Phoenix 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 Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Kansas City doesn't have what you're after, Omaha and Oklahoma City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Buffalo and Phoenix.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Buffalo and Phoenix?
- Kansas City, MO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,903 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 21 hr 58 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.