Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Albuquerque and Washington
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Albuquerque and Washington. 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 Washington
15 hr 59 min
762 mi to Memphis
Washington has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 40 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Albuquerque and Washington are about 1,648 miles apart.
More meetups from Albuquerque
Meeting in Memphis
Albuquerque and Washington are about 1,648 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 59 min on the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington.
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 →
Washington
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. 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 Washington?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,648 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.