Meet halfway between Phoenix and Richmond
The fair place to meet is Oklahoma City, OK — the city closest to the midpoint of Phoenix and Richmond. From the farther side that’s about 23 hr 32 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Oklahoma City, OK
From Phoenix
17 hr 37 min
840 mi to Oklahoma City
From Richmond
23 hr 32 min
1,122 mi to Oklahoma City
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 5 hr 55 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Phoenix and Richmond are about 1,958 miles apart.
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Meeting in Oklahoma City
Phoenix and Richmond are about 1,958 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Oklahoma City, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 17 hr 37 min of driving on the Phoenix side and 23 hr 32 min on the Richmond 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. Oklahoma City still makes a fair, central place for Phoenix and Richmond to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Oklahoma City doesn't have what you're after, Dallas and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Phoenix and Richmond.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Phoenix and Richmond?
- Oklahoma City, OK is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,958 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 23 hr 32 min from the farther city to Oklahoma City.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.