Meet halfway between El Paso and Minneapolis
The fair place to meet is Oklahoma City, OK — the city closest to the midpoint of El Paso and Minneapolis. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 33 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Oklahoma City, OK
From El Paso
12 hr 4 min
576 mi to Oklahoma City
From Minneapolis
14 hr 33 min
694 mi to Oklahoma City
El Paso has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 29 min. The alternatives below can even it out. El Paso and Minneapolis are about 1,157 miles apart.
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Meeting in Oklahoma City
El Paso and Minneapolis are about 1,157 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 12 hr 4 min of driving on the El Paso side and 14 hr 33 min on the Minneapolis 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 El Paso and Minneapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Oklahoma City doesn't have what you're after, Omaha and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between El Paso and Minneapolis.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between El Paso and Minneapolis?
- Oklahoma City, OK is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,157 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 33 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.