Meet halfway between Anchorage and New Orleans
The fair place to meet is Portland, OR — the city closest to the midpoint of Anchorage and New Orleans. From the farther side that’s about 43 hr 12 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Portland, OR
From Anchorage
32 hr 17 min
1,540 mi to Portland
From New Orleans
43 hr 12 min
2,060 mi to Portland
Anchorage has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 10 hr 55 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Anchorage and New Orleans are about 3,432 miles apart.
More meetups from Anchorage
Meeting in Portland
Anchorage and New Orleans are about 3,432 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Portland, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 32 hr 17 min of driving on the Anchorage side and 43 hr 12 min on the New Orleans 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. Portland still makes a fair, central place for Anchorage and New Orleans to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Portland doesn't have what you're after, Seattle and Boise are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Anchorage and New Orleans.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Anchorage and New Orleans?
- Portland, OR is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 3,432 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 43 hr 12 min from the farther city to Portland.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.