Louisville · the midpoint
Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. Read more →
Meet halfway between Kansas City and Raleigh
The fair place to meet is Louisville, KY — the city closest to the midpoint of Kansas City and Raleigh. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 3 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Louisville, KY
From Kansas City
10 hr 3 min
479 mi to Louisville
From Raleigh
8 hr 59 min
428 mi to Louisville
Raleigh has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 4 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Kansas City and Raleigh are about 903 miles apart.
More meetups from Kansas City
Meeting in Louisville
Kansas City and Raleigh are about 903 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Louisville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 10 hr 3 min of driving on the Kansas City side and 8 hr 59 min on the Raleigh 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. Louisville still makes a fair, central place for Kansas City and Raleigh to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Louisville doesn't have what you're after, Nashville and Cincinnati are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Kansas City and Raleigh.
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 →
Raleigh
Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state, tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the 39th-most populous city in the U.S. 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 Raleigh?
- Louisville, KY is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 903 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 10 hr 3 min from the farther city to Louisville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.