MidRally

Meet halfway between Dallas and Denver

The fair place to meet is Oklahoma City, OK — the city closest to the midpoint of Dallas and Denver. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 34 min of driving.

Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, OK — the midpoint Photo: Urbanative / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Recommended midpoint

Oklahoma City, OK

From Dallas

4 hr

190 mi to Oklahoma City

From Denver

10 hr 34 min

504 mi to Oklahoma City

Dallas has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 6 hr 34 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Dallas and Denver are about 663 miles apart.

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Meeting in Oklahoma City

Dallas and Denver are about 663 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Oklahoma City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 4 hr of driving on the Dallas side and 10 hr 34 min on the Denver side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.

That's a half-day drive from each side, so Oklahoma City suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.

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

About the cities

Oklahoma City · the midpoint

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 21st-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 at the 2020 census. 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 →

Denver

Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky… Read more →

City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Dallas and Denver?
Oklahoma City, OK is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 663 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 10 hr 34 min from the farther city to Oklahoma City.

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