The fair place to meet is Indianapolis, IN — the city closest to the midpoint of Minneapolis and Raleigh. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 42 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Indianapolis, IN
From Minneapolis
10 hr 42 min
511 mi to Indianapolis
From Raleigh
10 hr 22 min
494 mi to Indianapolis
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 20 min of each other. Minneapolis and Raleigh are about 996 miles apart.
Minneapolis and Raleigh are about 996 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Indianapolis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 10 hr 42 min from Minneapolis and 10 hr 22 min from Raleigh.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Indianapolis still makes a fair, central place for Minneapolis and Raleigh to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Indianapolis doesn't have what you're after, Cincinnati and Chicago are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Minneapolis and Raleigh.
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. Read more →
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 →
Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state, tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the 39th-most populous city in the U.S. 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.