Boise · the midpoint
Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County. The population of the city was 235,685 at the 2020 census. Read more →
Meet halfway between Phoenix and Seattle
The fair place to meet is Boise, ID — the city closest to the midpoint of Phoenix and Seattle. From the farther side that’s about 15 hr 27 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Boise, ID
From Phoenix
15 hr 27 min
737 mi to Boise
From Seattle
8 hr 29 min
405 mi to Boise
Seattle has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 6 hr 58 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Phoenix and Seattle are about 1,114 miles apart.
More meetups from Phoenix
Meeting in Boise
Phoenix and Seattle are about 1,114 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Boise, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 15 hr 27 min of driving on the Phoenix side and 8 hr 29 min on the Seattle 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. Boise still makes a fair, central place for Phoenix and Seattle to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Boise doesn't have what you're after, Sacramento and Salt Lake City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Phoenix and Seattle.
About the cities
Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. Read more →
Seattle
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Phoenix and Seattle?
- Boise, ID is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,114 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 15 hr 27 min from the farther city to Boise.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.