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 Seattle and Washington
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Seattle and Washington. From the farther side that’s about 28 hr 39 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Seattle
28 hr 39 min
1,366 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 28 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Seattle and Washington are about 2,322 miles apart.
More meetups from Seattle
Meeting in Omaha
Seattle and Washington are about 2,322 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 39 min of driving on the Seattle 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 Seattle 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, Minneapolis and Denver are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Seattle and Washington.
About the cities
Seattle
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. 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 Seattle and Washington?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,322 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.