MidRally

Meet halfway between Los Angeles and Pittsburgh

The fair place to meet is Oklahoma City, OK — the city closest to the midpoint of Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. From the farther side that’s about 24 hr 43 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Oklahoma City, OK

From Los Angeles

24 hr 43 min

1,178 mi to Oklahoma City

From Pittsburgh

21 hr 14 min

1,012 mi to Oklahoma City

Pittsburgh has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 29 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Los Angeles and Pittsburgh are about 2,132 miles apart.

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Meeting in Oklahoma City

Los Angeles and Pittsburgh are about 2,132 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Oklahoma City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 24 hr 43 min of driving on the Los Angeles side and 21 hr 14 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. Oklahoma City still makes a fair, central place for Los Angeles and Pittsburgh to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

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

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Pittsburgh?
Oklahoma City, OK is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 2,132 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 24 hr 43 min from the farther city to Oklahoma City.

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