Houston · the midpoint
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. Read more →
Meet halfway between Albuquerque and Miami
The fair place to meet is Houston, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Albuquerque and Miami. From the farther side that’s about 20 hr 17 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Houston, TX
From Albuquerque
15 hr 47 min
753 mi to Houston
From Miami
20 hr 17 min
967 mi to Houston
Albuquerque has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 30 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Albuquerque and Miami are about 1,696 miles apart.
More meetups from Albuquerque
Meeting in Houston
Albuquerque and Miami are about 1,696 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Houston, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 15 hr 47 min of driving on the Albuquerque side and 20 hr 17 min on the Miami 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. Houston still makes a fair, central place for Albuquerque and Miami to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Houston doesn't have what you're after, New Orleans and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Albuquerque and Miami.
About the cities
Albuquerque
Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque… Read more →
Miami
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Albuquerque and Miami?
- Houston, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,696 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 20 hr 17 min from the farther city to Houston.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.