MidRally

Meet halfway between Las Vegas and Pittsburgh

The fair place to meet is Kansas City, MO — the city closest to the midpoint of Las Vegas and Pittsburgh. From the farther side that’s about 23 hr 55 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Kansas City, MO

From Las Vegas

23 hr 55 min

1,141 mi to Kansas City

From Pittsburgh

16 hr 20 min

779 mi to Kansas City

Pittsburgh has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 35 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Las Vegas and Pittsburgh are about 1,915 miles apart.

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Meeting in Kansas City

Las Vegas and Pittsburgh are about 1,915 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Kansas City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 23 hr 55 min of driving on the Las Vegas side and 16 hr 20 min on the Pittsburgh 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. Kansas City still makes a fair, central place for Las Vegas and Pittsburgh to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Kansas City doesn't have what you're after, Oklahoma City and Omaha are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Las Vegas and Pittsburgh.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Las Vegas and Pittsburgh?
Kansas City, MO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 1,915 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 23 hr 55 min from the farther city to Kansas City.

Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.