MidRally

Meet halfway between Denver and Indianapolis

The fair place to meet is Kansas City, MO — the city closest to the midpoint of Denver and Indianapolis. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 41 min of driving.

Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO — the midpoint Photo: Stephen Edmonds / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Recommended midpoint

Kansas City, MO

From Denver

11 hr 41 min

557 mi to Kansas City

From Indianapolis

9 hr 28 min

452 mi to Kansas City

Indianapolis has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 13 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Denver and Indianapolis are about 999 miles apart.

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Meeting in Kansas City

Denver and Indianapolis are about 999 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Kansas City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 11 hr 41 min of driving on the Denver side and 9 hr 28 min on the Indianapolis 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. Kansas City still makes a fair, central place for Denver and Indianapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

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

About the cities

Kansas City · the midpoint

Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. It is located on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River, within Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties. 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 →

Indianapolis

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. Read more →

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

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Denver and Indianapolis?
Kansas City, MO 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 11 hr 41 min from the farther city to Kansas City.

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