Seattle · the midpoint
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Read more →
Meet halfway between Anchorage and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Seattle, WA — the city closest to the midpoint of Anchorage and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 30 hr 5 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Seattle, WA
From Anchorage
30 hr 5 min
1,435 mi to Seattle
From Phoenix
23 hr 22 min
1,114 mi to Seattle
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 6 hr 43 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Anchorage and Phoenix are about 2,545 miles apart.
More meetups from Anchorage
Meeting in Seattle
Anchorage and Phoenix are about 2,545 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Seattle, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 30 hr 5 min of driving on the Anchorage side and 23 hr 22 min on the Phoenix 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. Seattle still makes a fair, central place for Anchorage and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Seattle doesn't have what you're after, Portland and Boise are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Anchorage and Phoenix.
About the cities
Anchorage
Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. Read more →
Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Anchorage and Phoenix?
- Seattle, WA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,545 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 30 hr 5 min from the farther city to Seattle.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.