New Orleans · the midpoint
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
Meet halfway between Atlanta and Austin
The fair place to meet is New Orleans, LA — the city closest to the midpoint of Atlanta and Austin. From the farther side that’s about 9 hr 37 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
New Orleans, LA
From Atlanta
8 hr 54 min
424 mi to New Orleans
From Austin
9 hr 37 min
459 mi to New Orleans
Atlanta has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 43 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Atlanta and Austin are about 818 miles apart.
More meetups from Atlanta
Meeting in New Orleans
Atlanta and Austin are about 818 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near New Orleans, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 8 hr 54 min of driving on the Atlanta side and 9 hr 37 min on the Austin 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. New Orleans still makes a fair, central place for Atlanta and Austin to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If New Orleans doesn't have what you're after, Memphis and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Atlanta and Austin.
About the cities
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. Read more →
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 961,855 at the 2020 census, it is the 12th-most populous city in the U.S., fifth-most populous city in Texas, and second-most populous U.S. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Atlanta and Austin?
- New Orleans, LA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 818 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 9 hr 37 min from the farther city to New Orleans.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.