Meet halfway between Minneapolis and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Denver, CO — the city closest to the midpoint of Minneapolis and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 39 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Denver, CO
From Minneapolis
14 hr 39 min
699 mi to Denver
From Phoenix
12 hr 17 min
586 mi to Denver
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 22 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Minneapolis and Phoenix are about 1,278 miles apart.
More meetups from Minneapolis
Meeting in Denver
Minneapolis and Phoenix are about 1,278 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Denver, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 14 hr 39 min of driving on the Minneapolis side and 12 hr 17 min on the Phoenix 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. Denver still makes a fair, central place for Minneapolis and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Denver doesn't have what you're after, Albuquerque and Omaha are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Minneapolis and Phoenix.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Minneapolis and Phoenix?
- Denver, CO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,278 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 39 min from the farther city to Denver.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.