Halfway from Newark, NJ

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 Newark and New York — meet in Princeton, about 1 h 07 from Newark — and halfway between Newark and Chicago (meet in Ashtabula, 6 h 20 out). For a long haul, Newark to San Francisco runs an estimated 42 h 21 across 2710.3 mi, with a first meeting town at Grand Island.

Ranked by combined city size — the pairs people search most from a city of 311,549 people:

Every one of the 149 pairs from Newark has a full guide, grouped below by where the other city sits — Northeast (17), Southeast (59), Midwest (32), Southwest (17), West (24). Each row links the guide with its meeting town, estimated drive, and road distance; the shortest hop is New York at 16 min and the longest is San Francisco at 42 h 21.

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

Newark anchors the New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ metro and sits at 40.7357° N, 74.1724° 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. 111 corridors from Newark:

• Newark to San Francisco — 42 h 21 estimated
• Newark to Oakland — 42 h 13 estimated
• Newark to Fremont — 42 h 04 estimated
• Newark to San Jose — 42 h 04 estimated
• Newark to Stockton — 41 h 19 estimated
• Newark to Sacramento — 41 h 15 estimated
• Newark to Modesto — 41 h 11 estimated
• Newark to Oxnard — 41 h 06 estimated
• Newark to Eugene — 40 h 54 estimated
• Newark to Fresno — 40 h 31 estimated
• Newark to Long Beach — 40 h 27 estimated
• Newark to Bakersfield — 40 h 26 estimated
• Newark to Los Angeles — 40 h 22 estimated
• Newark to Huntington Beach — 40 h 20 estimated
• Newark to Portland — 40 h 16 estimated
• Newark to Anaheim — 40 h 11 estimated
• Newark to Santa Ana — 40 h 11 estimated
• Newark to Irvine — 40 h 10 estimated
• Newark to San Diego — 40 h 04 estimated
• Newark to Chula Vista — 40 h 02 estimated
• Newark to Tacoma — 39 h 47 estimated
• Newark to Seattle — 39 h 39 estimated
• Newark to Riverside — 39 h 38 estimated
• Newark to Reno — 39 h 30 estimated
• Newark to Las Vegas — 36 h 45 estimated
• Newark to Henderson — 36 h 40 estimated
• Newark to Spokane — 35 h 52 estimated
• Newark to Boise — 35 h 25 estimated
• Newark to Phoenix — 35 h 18 estimated
• Newark to Chandler — 35 h 10 estimated
• Newark to Scottsdale — 35 h 09 estimated
• Newark to Gilbert — 35 h 06 estimated
• Newark to Mesa — 35 h 06 estimated
• Newark to Tucson — 34 h 57 estimated
• Newark to Missoula — 33 h 15 estimated
• Newark to Salt Lake City — 32 h 27 estimated
• Newark to El Paso — 31 h 20 estimated
• Newark to Albuquerque — 29 h 51 estimated
• Newark to Billings — 28 h 57 estimated
• Newark to McAllen — 28 h 12 estimated
• Newark to Laredo — 28 h 11 estimated
• Newark to Brownsville — 27 h 53 estimated
• Newark to Denver — 26 h 48 estimated
• Newark to Fort Collins — 26 h 42 estimated
• Newark to Aurora — 26 h 40 estimated
• Newark to Lubbock — 26 h 25 estimated
• Newark to Corpus Christi — 26 h 21 estimated
• Newark to San Antonio — 26 h 04 estimated
• Newark to Amarillo — 25 h 37 estimated
• Newark to Austin — 24 h 54 estimated
• Newark to Rapid City — 24 h 43 estimated
• Newark to Waco — 23 h 36 estimated
• Newark to Houston — 23 h 22 estimated
• Newark to Fort Worth — 23 h 02 estimated
• Newark to Bismarck — 22 h 56 estimated
• Newark to Arlington — 22 h 51 estimated
• Newark to Dallas — 22 h 34 estimated
• Newark to Garland — 22 h 22 estimated
• Newark to Plano — 22 h 21 estimated
• Newark to Oklahoma City — 21 h 48 estimated
• Newark to Wichita — 20 h 46 estimated
• Newark to Shreveport — 20 h 13 estimated
• Newark to Tulsa — 20 h 11 estimated
• Newark to Fargo — 19 h 52 estimated
• Newark to Baton Rouge — 19 h 40 estimated
• Newark to Lincoln — 19 h 28 estimated
• Newark to Sioux Falls — 19 h 21 estimated
• Newark to New Orleans — 19 h 15 estimated
• Newark to Omaha — 18 h 45 estimated
• Newark to Overland Park — 18 h 05 estimated
• Newark to Miami — 18 h 04 estimated
• Newark to Hialeah — 17 h 59 estimated
• Newark to Kansas City — 17 h 58 estimated
• Newark to Cape Coral — 17 h 49 estimated
• Newark to Little Rock — 17 h 44 estimated
• Newark to Springfield — 17 h 27 estimated
• Newark to Mobile — 17 h 13 estimated
• Newark to Des Moines — 16 h 45 estimated
• Newark to Minneapolis — 16 h 41 estimated
• Newark to Tampa — 16 h 34 estimated
• Newark to St. Paul — 16 h 33 estimated
• Newark to Rochester — 15 h 53 estimated
• Newark to Memphis — 15 h 40 estimated
• Newark to Orlando — 15 h 30 estimated
• Newark to Tallahassee — 15 h 03 estimated
• Newark to St. Louis — 14 h 18 estimated
• Newark to Birmingham — 14 h 10 estimated
• Newark to Jacksonville — 13 h 47 estimated
• Newark to Columbus — 13 h 42 estimated
• Newark to Madison — 13 h 13 estimated
• Newark to Rockford — 12 h 53 estimated
• Newark to Nashville — 12 h 26 estimated
• Newark to Atlanta — 12 h 15 estimated
• Newark to Evansville — 12 h 15 estimated
• Newark to Milwaukee — 11 h 59 estimated
• Newark to Chattanooga — 11 h 58 estimated
• Newark to Savannah — 11 h 46 estimated
• Newark to Chicago — 11 h 38 estimated
• Newark to Augusta — 10 h 57 estimated
• Newark to Louisville — 10 h 37 estimated
• Newark to Charleston — 10 h 31 estimated
• Newark to Indianapolis — 10 h 31 estimated
• Newark to South Bend — 10 h 27 estimated
• Newark to Knoxville — 10 h 18 estimated
• Newark to Grand Rapids — 10 h 07 estimated
• Newark to Columbia — 9 h 55 estimated
• Newark to Lexington — 9 h 38 estimated
• Newark to Asheville — 9 h 33 estimated
• Newark to Fort Wayne — 9 h 29 estimated
• Newark to Cincinnati — 9 h 16 estimated
• Newark to Lansing — 9 h 09 estimated