Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Albuquerque and Richmond
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Albuquerque and Richmond. From the farther side that’s about 19 hr 39 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Albuquerque
19 hr 39 min
937 mi to Memphis
From Richmond
15 hr 6 min
721 mi to Memphis
Richmond has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 33 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Albuquerque and Richmond are about 1,629 miles apart.
More meetups from Albuquerque
Meeting in Memphis
Albuquerque and Richmond are about 1,629 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 19 hr 39 min of driving on the Albuquerque side and 15 hr 6 min on the Richmond 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. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Albuquerque and Richmond to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Nashville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Albuquerque and Richmond.
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 →
Richmond
Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 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 Richmond?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,629 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 19 hr 39 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.