Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Cincinnati and Dallas
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Cincinnati and Dallas. From the farther side that’s about 8 hr 48 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Cincinnati
8 hr 35 min
409 mi to Memphis
From Dallas
8 hr 48 min
420 mi to Memphis
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 13 min of each other. Cincinnati and Dallas are about 813 miles apart.
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Meeting in Memphis
Cincinnati and Dallas are about 813 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 8 hr 35 min from Cincinnati and 8 hr 48 min from Dallas.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Cincinnati and Dallas to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Nashville and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Cincinnati and Dallas.
About the cities
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Dallas
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 →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Cincinnati and Dallas?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 813 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 8 hr 48 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.