Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Dallas and Detroit
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Dallas and Detroit. From the farther side that’s about 13 hr 4 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Dallas
8 hr 48 min
420 mi to Memphis
From Detroit
13 hr 4 min
623 mi to Memphis
Dallas has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 16 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Dallas and Detroit are about 999 miles apart.
More meetups from Dallas
Meeting in Memphis
Dallas and Detroit are about 999 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 8 hr 48 min of driving on the Dallas side and 13 hr 4 min on the Detroit 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. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Dallas and Detroit 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 Louisville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Dallas and Detroit.
About the cities
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 →
Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. 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 Detroit?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 999 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 13 hr 4 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.