Halfway between Boston, MA and New York, NY
The spot that splits the drive fairly — measured in real driving time, not a point drawn on a map. It's around Meriden, CT, where each side drives about 2 hr 21 min.
How far is Boston from New York?
It's about 214 mi by road from Boston, MA to New York, NY — roughly 4 hr 42 min of driving without stops, most of it on I-90, I-95 and I-84. The fair meeting point is near Meriden, CT, where Boston drives 2 hr 21 min and New York drives 2 hr 21 min.
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Where to actually meet
Real spots near Meriden, CT to pick as your rendezvous.
- 1954Attraction · at the midpoint
- Gallery 53Gallery · 2 mi away
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History CenterMuseum · 2 mi away
- MAC 650 GalleryGallery · 6 mi away
- Washington Trail monumentAttraction · 6 mi away
- Middletown-Durham boundary stoneAttraction · 7 mi away
Towns between Boston and New York
Fair point vs. the map midpoint
A plain map midpoint between Boston and New York would put you about 12 mi from Meriden, CT. The fair point sits closer to New York because the drive on that side is slower or less direct, so meeting at the map midpoint would leave one of you driving longer.
Other meeting points
Fair spots for nearby routes and other trips from Boston and New York.