Meet halfway between Denver and Los Angeles
The fair place to meet is Las Vegas, NV — the city closest to the midpoint of Denver and Los Angeles. From the farther side that’s about 12 hr 41 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Las Vegas, NV
From Denver
12 hr 41 min
605 mi to Las Vegas
From Los Angeles
4 hr 47 min
228 mi to Las Vegas
Los Angeles has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 54 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Denver and Los Angeles are about 830 miles apart.
More meetups from Denver
Meeting in Las Vegas
Denver and Los Angeles are about 830 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Las Vegas, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 12 hr 41 min of driving on the Denver side and 4 hr 47 min on the Los Angeles 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. Las Vegas still makes a fair, central place for Denver and Los Angeles to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Las Vegas doesn't have what you're after, Phoenix and Salt Lake City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Denver and Los Angeles.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Denver and Los Angeles?
- Las Vegas, NV is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 830 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 12 hr 41 min from the farther city to Las Vegas.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.