Omaha · the midpoint
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Read more →
Meet halfway between Portland and Washington
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Portland and Washington. From the farther side that’s about 28 hr 41 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Portland
28 hr 41 min
1,368 mi to Omaha
From Washington
21 hr 11 min
1,010 mi to Omaha
Washington has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 30 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Portland and Washington are about 2,347 miles apart.
More meetups from Portland
Meeting in Omaha
Portland and Washington are about 2,347 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Omaha, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 28 hr 41 min of driving on the Portland side and 21 hr 11 min on the Washington 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. Omaha still makes a fair, central place for Portland and Washington to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Denver and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Portland and Washington.
About the cities
Portland
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and… Read more →
Washington
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Portland and Washington?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,347 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 28 hr 41 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.