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 Richmond and Seattle
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Richmond and Seattle. From the farther side that’s about 28 hr 39 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Richmond
21 hr 21 min
1,018 mi to Omaha
From Seattle
28 hr 39 min
1,366 mi to Omaha
Richmond has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 18 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Richmond and Seattle are about 2,352 miles apart.
More meetups from Richmond
Meeting in Omaha
Richmond and Seattle are about 2,352 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Omaha, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 21 hr 21 min of driving on the Richmond side and 28 hr 39 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. Omaha still makes a fair, central place for Richmond and Seattle 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 Richmond and Seattle.
About the cities
Richmond
Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 at the 2020 census. 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 Richmond and Seattle?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,352 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 28 hr 39 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.