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 Minneapolis and Tampa
The fair place to meet is Nashville, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Minneapolis and Tampa. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 37 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Nashville, TN
From Minneapolis
14 hr 37 min
697 mi to Nashville
From Tampa
13 hr 1 min
621 mi to Nashville
Tampa has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 36 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Minneapolis and Tampa are about 1,318 miles apart.
More meetups from Minneapolis
Meeting in Nashville
Minneapolis and Tampa are about 1,318 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Nashville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 14 hr 37 min of driving on the Minneapolis side and 13 hr 1 min on the Tampa 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. Nashville still makes a fair, central place for Minneapolis and Tampa to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Nashville doesn't have what you're after, Memphis and Louisville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Minneapolis and Tampa.
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 →
Tampa
Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Hillsborough County. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. 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 Tampa?
- Nashville, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,318 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 37 min from the farther city to Nashville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.