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 Richmond
The fair place to meet is Louisville, KY — the city closest to the midpoint of Kansas City and Richmond. 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 Richmond
9 hr 34 min
456 mi to Louisville
Richmond has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 29 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Kansas City and Richmond are about 934 miles apart.
More meetups from Kansas City
Meeting in Louisville
Kansas City and Richmond are about 934 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 9 hr 34 min on the Richmond 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 Richmond to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Louisville doesn't have what you're after, Cincinnati and Indianapolis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Kansas City and Richmond.
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 →
Richmond
Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 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 Richmond?
- Louisville, KY is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 934 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.