The fair place to meet is Orlando, FL — the city closest to the midpoint of Miami and Richmond. From the farther side that’s about 13 hr 53 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Orlando, FL
From Miami
4 hr 18 min
205 mi to Orlando
From Richmond
13 hr 53 min
662 mi to Orlando
Miami has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 9 hr 35 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Miami and Richmond are about 830 miles apart.
Miami and Richmond are about 830 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Orlando, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 4 hr 18 min of driving on the Miami side and 13 hr 53 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. Orlando still makes a fair, central place for Miami and Richmond to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Orlando doesn't have what you're after, Charlotte and Raleigh are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Miami and Richmond.
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state and its most populous inland city, with a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census. Read more →
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. Read more →
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.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.