Meet halfway between Buffalo and Portland
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Buffalo and Portland. From the farther side that’s about 28 hr 41 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Buffalo
18 hr 28 min
880 mi to Omaha
From Portland
28 hr 41 min
1,368 mi to Omaha
Buffalo has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 10 hr 13 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Buffalo and Portland are about 2,150 miles apart.
More meetups from Buffalo
Meeting in Omaha
Buffalo and Portland are about 2,150 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Omaha, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 18 hr 28 min of driving on the Buffalo side and 28 hr 41 min on the Portland 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. Omaha still makes a fair, central place for Buffalo and Portland to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Minneapolis and Denver are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Buffalo and Portland.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Buffalo and Portland?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,150 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 28 hr 41 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.