Omaha · the midpoint
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Read more →
Meet halfway between Buffalo and Salt Lake City
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Buffalo and Salt Lake City. From the farther side that’s about 18 hr 28 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Buffalo
18 hr 28 min
880 mi to Omaha
From Salt Lake City
17 hr 26 min
831 mi to Omaha
Salt Lake City has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 2 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Buffalo and Salt Lake City are about 1,695 miles apart.
More meetups from Buffalo
Meeting in Omaha
Buffalo and Salt Lake City are about 1,695 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 17 hr 26 min on the Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Minneapolis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Buffalo and Salt Lake City.
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 →
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. 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 Salt Lake City?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,695 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 18 hr 28 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.