Halfway from Durham, NC

Pick the other city and the guide does the rest: three meeting towns, both drive splits, detours, and estimated hotel counts. The two biggest draws are halfway between Durham and New York — meet in Washington, about 4 h 08 from Durham — and halfway between Durham and Los Angeles (meet in Enid, 17 h 30 out). For a long haul, Durham to San Francisco runs an estimated 39 h 32 across 2529.7 mi, with a first meeting town at Colby.

Ranked by combined city size — the pairs people search most from a city of 283,506 people:

Every one of the 149 pairs from Durham has a full guide, grouped below by where the other city sits — Northeast (18), Southeast (58), Midwest (32), Southwest (17), West (24). Each row links the guide with its meeting town, estimated drive, and road distance; the shortest hop is Raleigh at 38 min and the longest is San Francisco at 39 h 32.

The eight shortest estimated drives out of Durham — useful when the real goal is a quick handoff or a single-night meet:

Durham anchors the Raleigh-Cary NC metro and sits at 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W in the America/New_York timezone — handy context when one of you is crossing zones for the meet.

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Drives of nine-plus estimated hours get a full overnight plan on this site — where to sleep after each driving day, arrival clocks, and the food-and-fuel reality of each stop town. 96 corridors from Durham:

• Durham to San Francisco — 39 h 32 estimated
• Durham to Oakland — 39 h 23 estimated
• Durham to Eugene — 39 h 19 estimated
• Durham to Fremont — 39 h 11 estimated
• Durham to San Jose — 39 h 09 estimated
• Durham to Portland — 38 h 57 estimated
• Durham to Tacoma — 38 h 50 estimated
• Durham to Seattle — 38 h 47 estimated
• Durham to Sacramento — 38 h 33 estimated
• Durham to Stockton — 38 h 29 estimated
• Durham to Modesto — 38 h 17 estimated
• Durham to Oxnard — 37 h 30 estimated
• Durham to Fresno — 37 h 24 estimated
• Durham to Bakersfield — 37 h 02 estimated
• Durham to Reno — 36 h 55 estimated
• Durham to Long Beach — 36 h 44 estimated
• Durham to Los Angeles — 36 h 41 estimated
• Durham to Huntington Beach — 36 h 35 estimated
• Durham to Anaheim — 36 h 27 estimated
• Durham to Santa Ana — 36 h 26 estimated
• Durham to Irvine — 36 h 25 estimated
• Durham to San Diego — 36 h 07 estimated
• Durham to Chula Vista — 36 h 04 estimated
• Durham to Riverside — 35 h 55 estimated
• Durham to Spokane — 35 h 01 estimated
• Durham to Boise — 33 h 38 estimated
• Durham to Las Vegas — 33 h 19 estimated
• Durham to Henderson — 33 h 12 estimated
• Durham to Missoula — 32 h 15 estimated
• Durham to Phoenix — 31 h 11 estimated
• Durham to Scottsdale — 31 h 02 estimated
• Durham to Chandler — 31 h 01 estimated
• Durham to Mesa — 30 h 59 estimated
• Durham to Gilbert — 30 h 57 estimated
• Durham to Tucson — 30 h 33 estimated
• Durham to Salt Lake City — 29 h 55 estimated
• Durham to Billings — 27 h 45 estimated
• Durham to El Paso — 26 h 34 estimated
• Durham to Albuquerque — 25 h 47 estimated
• Durham to Fort Collins — 24 h estimated
• Durham to Denver — 23 h 52 estimated
• Durham to Aurora — 23 h 44 estimated
• Durham to Rapid City — 23 h 08 estimated
• Durham to Bismarck — 22 h 23 estimated
• Durham to Laredo — 22 h 11 estimated
• Durham to McAllen — 21 h 57 estimated
• Durham to Lubbock — 21 h 42 estimated
• Durham to Brownsville — 21 h 32 estimated
• Durham to Amarillo — 21 h 18 estimated
• Durham to San Antonio — 20 h 16 estimated
• Durham to Corpus Christi — 20 h 13 estimated
• Durham to Fargo — 19 h 41 estimated
• Durham to Austin — 19 h 10 estimated
• Durham to Waco — 18 h 03 estimated
• Durham to Sioux Falls — 17 h 51 estimated
• Durham to Fort Worth — 17 h 46 estimated
• Durham to Arlington — 17 h 34 estimated
• Durham to Houston — 17 h 20 estimated
• Durham to Oklahoma City — 17 h 17 estimated
• Durham to Dallas — 17 h 16 estimated
• Durham to Plano — 17 h 06 estimated
• Durham to Garland — 17 h 05 estimated
• Durham to Wichita — 16 h 58 estimated
• Durham to Lincoln — 16 h 51 estimated
• Durham to Omaha — 16 h 21 estimated
• Durham to Minneapolis — 16 h 09 estimated
• Durham to St. Paul — 16 h 01 estimated
• Durham to Tulsa — 15 h 47 estimated
• Durham to Rochester — 15 h estimated
• Durham to Overland Park — 14 h 42 estimated
• Durham to Kansas City — 14 h 39 estimated
• Durham to Des Moines — 14 h 35 estimated
• Durham to Shreveport — 14 h 35 estimated
• Durham to Baton Rouge — 13 h 21 estimated
• Durham to Springfield — 13 h 17 estimated
• Durham to New Orleans — 12 h 45 estimated
• Durham to Little Rock — 12 h 34 estimated
• Durham to Madison — 12 h 18 estimated
• Durham to Miami — 11 h 47 estimated
• Durham to Hialeah — 11 h 41 estimated
• Durham to Portland — 11 h 35 estimated
• Durham to Rockford — 11 h 32 estimated
• Durham to Milwaukee — 11 h 19 estimated
• Durham to Cape Coral — 11 h 12 estimated
• Durham to St. Louis — 10 h 43 estimated
• Durham to Mobile — 10 h 38 estimated
• Durham to Memphis — 10 h 25 estimated
• Durham to Manchester — 10 h 21 estimated
• Durham to Chicago — 10 h 16 estimated
• Durham to Boston — 10 h 04 estimated
• Durham to Grand Rapids — 9 h 58 estimated
• Durham to Tampa — 9 h 50 estimated
• Durham to Worcester — 9 h 32 estimated
• Durham to Providence — 9 h 25 estimated
• Durham to South Bend — 9 h 14 estimated
• Durham to Lansing — 9 h 11 estimated