Birmingham · the midpoint
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the third-most populous city in the state, with an estimated population of 196,357 as of 2024. Read more →
Meet halfway between Kansas City and Orlando
The fair place to meet is Birmingham, AL — the city closest to the midpoint of Kansas City and Orlando. From the farther side that’s about 12 hr 8 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Birmingham, AL
From Kansas City
12 hr 8 min
579 mi to Birmingham
From Orlando
9 hr 52 min
471 mi to Birmingham
Orlando has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 16 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Kansas City and Orlando are about 1,050 miles apart.
More meetups from Kansas City
Meeting in Birmingham
Kansas City and Orlando are about 1,050 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Birmingham, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 12 hr 8 min of driving on the Kansas City side and 9 hr 52 min on the Orlando 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. Birmingham still makes a fair, central place for Kansas City and Orlando to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Birmingham doesn't have what you're after, Memphis and Nashville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Kansas City and Orlando.
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 →
Orlando
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state and its most populous inland city, with a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census. 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 Orlando?
- Birmingham, AL is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,050 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 12 hr 8 min from the farther city to Birmingham.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.