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 Orlando
The fair place to meet is Houston, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Albuquerque and Orlando. From the farther side that’s about 17 hr 47 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Houston, TX
From Albuquerque
15 hr 47 min
753 mi to Houston
From Orlando
17 hr 47 min
848 mi to Houston
Albuquerque has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr. The alternatives below can even it out. Albuquerque and Orlando are about 1,546 miles apart.
More meetups from Albuquerque
Meeting in Houston
Albuquerque and Orlando are about 1,546 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 17 hr 47 min on the Orlando 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 Orlando to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Houston doesn't have what you're after, Dallas and Austin are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Albuquerque and Orlando.
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 →
Orlando
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state and its most populous inland city, with a population of 307,573 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 Orlando?
- Houston, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,546 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 17 hr 47 min from the farther city to Houston.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.