Meet halfway between Detroit and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Oklahoma City, OK — the city closest to the midpoint of Detroit and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 19 hr 4 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Oklahoma City, OK
From Detroit
19 hr 4 min
909 mi to Oklahoma City
From Phoenix
17 hr 37 min
840 mi to Oklahoma City
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 27 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Detroit and Phoenix are about 1,687 miles apart.
More meetups from Detroit
Meeting in Oklahoma City
Detroit and Phoenix are about 1,687 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 19 hr 4 min of driving on the Detroit side and 17 hr 37 min on the Phoenix 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. Oklahoma City still makes a fair, central place for Detroit and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Oklahoma City doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Omaha are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Detroit and Phoenix.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Detroit and Phoenix?
- Oklahoma City, OK is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,687 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 19 hr 4 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.