MidRally

Meet halfway between Buffalo and Sacramento

The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Buffalo and Sacramento. From the farther side that’s about 28 hr 33 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Omaha, NE

From Buffalo

18 hr 28 min

880 mi to Omaha

From Sacramento

28 hr 33 min

1,362 mi to Omaha

Buffalo has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 10 hr 5 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Buffalo and Sacramento are about 2,227 miles apart.

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Meeting in Omaha

Buffalo and Sacramento are about 2,227 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 33 min on the Sacramento 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 Sacramento to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Denver and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Buffalo and Sacramento.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Buffalo and Sacramento?
Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 2,227 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 28 hr 33 min from the farther city to Omaha.

Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.