Nashville · the midpoint
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Read more →
Meet halfway between Charlotte and Memphis
The fair place to meet is Nashville, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Charlotte and Memphis. From the farther side that’s about 7 hr 7 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Nashville, TN
From Charlotte
7 hr 7 min
339 mi to Nashville
From Memphis
4 hr 7 min
196 mi to Nashville
Memphis has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr. The alternatives below can even it out. Charlotte and Memphis are about 520 miles apart.
More meetups from Charlotte
Meeting in Nashville
Charlotte and Memphis are about 520 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Nashville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 7 hr 7 min of driving on the Charlotte side and 4 hr 7 min on the Memphis side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Nashville suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Nashville doesn't have what you're after, Atlanta and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Charlotte and Memphis.
About the cities
Charlotte
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. With a population of 874,579 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., seventh-most populous city in the South, and second-most populous city in the Southeast. 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 Charlotte and Memphis?
- Nashville, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 520 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 7 hr 7 min from the farther city to Nashville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.