Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Minneapolis and New Orleans
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Minneapolis and New Orleans. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 41 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Minneapolis
14 hr 41 min
700 mi to Memphis
From New Orleans
7 hr 32 min
359 mi to Memphis
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 9 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Minneapolis and New Orleans are about 1,053 miles apart.
More meetups from Minneapolis
Meeting in Memphis
Minneapolis and New Orleans are about 1,053 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 14 hr 41 min of driving on the Minneapolis side and 7 hr 32 min on the New Orleans 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. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Minneapolis and New Orleans to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Nashville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Minneapolis and New Orleans.
About the cities
Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. Read more →
New Orleans
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Minneapolis and New Orleans?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,053 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 41 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.