Meet halfway between Las Vegas and Minneapolis
The fair place to meet is Denver, CO — the city closest to the midpoint of Las Vegas and Minneapolis. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 39 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Denver, CO
From Las Vegas
12 hr 41 min
605 mi to Denver
From Minneapolis
14 hr 39 min
699 mi to Denver
Las Vegas has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 58 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Las Vegas and Minneapolis are about 1,294 miles apart.
More meetups from Las Vegas
Meeting in Denver
Las Vegas and Minneapolis are about 1,294 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Denver, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 12 hr 41 min of driving on the Las Vegas side and 14 hr 39 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. Denver still makes a fair, central place for Las Vegas and Minneapolis to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Denver doesn't have what you're after, Albuquerque and Salt Lake City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Las Vegas and Minneapolis.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Las Vegas and Minneapolis?
- Denver, CO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,294 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 39 min from the farther city to Denver.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.