MidRally

Meet halfway between Minneapolis and Tucson

The fair place to meet is Denver, CO — the city closest to the midpoint of Minneapolis and Tucson. 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 Tucson

12 hr 57 min

617 mi to Denver

Tucson has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 42 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Minneapolis and Tucson are about 1,295 miles apart.

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Meeting in Denver

Minneapolis and Tucson are about 1,295 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 57 min on the Tucson 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 Tucson to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Denver doesn't have what you're after, Oklahoma City and Albuquerque are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Minneapolis and Tucson.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Minneapolis and Tucson?
Denver, CO is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 1,295 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.