Nashville · the midpoint
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Read more →
Meet halfway between Memphis and Richmond
The fair place to meet is Nashville, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Memphis and Richmond. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 1 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Nashville, TN
From Memphis
4 hr 7 min
196 mi to Nashville
From Richmond
11 hr 1 min
525 mi to Nashville
Memphis has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 6 hr 54 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Memphis and Richmond are about 721 miles apart.
More meetups from Memphis
Meeting in Nashville
Memphis and Richmond are about 721 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Nashville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 4 hr 7 min of driving on the Memphis side and 11 hr 1 min on the Richmond side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Nashville suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Nashville doesn't have what you're after, Louisville and Charlotte are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Memphis and Richmond.
About the cities
Memphis
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. 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 Memphis and Richmond?
- Nashville, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 721 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 1 min from the farther city to Nashville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.