MidRally

Meet halfway between Charlotte and Tucson

The fair place to meet is Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Charlotte and Tucson. From the farther side that’s about 19 hr 28 min of driving.

Dallas, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — the midpoint Photo: Michael Barera / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Recommended midpoint

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

From Charlotte

19 hr 28 min

928 mi to Dallas

From Tucson

17 hr 20 min

826 mi to Dallas

Tucson has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 8 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Charlotte and Tucson are about 1,737 miles apart.

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Meeting in Dallas

Charlotte and Tucson are about 1,737 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Dallas, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 19 hr 28 min of driving on the Charlotte side and 17 hr 20 min on the Tucson 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. Dallas still makes a fair, central place for Charlotte and Tucson to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Dallas doesn't have what you're after, Oklahoma City and Austin are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Charlotte and Tucson.

About the cities

Dallas · the midpoint

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million at the 2020 census. Read more →

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 →

Tucson

Tucson is the county seat of and the most populated city in Pima County, Arizona, United States. 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 Tucson?
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 1,737 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 19 hr 28 min from the farther city to Dallas.

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