Cincinnati · the midpoint
Cincinnati is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Kansas City and New York
The fair place to meet is Cincinnati, OH — the city closest to the midpoint of Kansas City and New York. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 54 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Cincinnati, OH
From Kansas City
11 hr 19 min
539 mi to Cincinnati
From New York
11 hr 54 min
567 mi to Cincinnati
Kansas City has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 35 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Kansas City and New York are about 1,094 miles apart.
More meetups from Kansas City
Meeting in Cincinnati
Kansas City and New York are about 1,094 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Cincinnati, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 11 hr 19 min of driving on the Kansas City side and 11 hr 54 min on the New York 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. Cincinnati still makes a fair, central place for Kansas City and New York to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Cincinnati doesn't have what you're after, Columbus and Indianapolis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Kansas City and New York.
About the cities
Kansas City
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 →
New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Kansas City and New York?
- Cincinnati, OH is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,094 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 54 min from the farther city to Cincinnati.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.