The fair place to meet is Richmond, VA — the city closest to the midpoint of Atlanta and Boston. From the farther side that’s about 9 hr 56 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Richmond, VA
From Atlanta
9 hr 51 min
470 mi to Richmond
From Boston
9 hr 56 min
474 mi to Richmond
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 5 min of each other. Atlanta and Boston are about 936 miles apart.
Atlanta and Boston are about 936 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Richmond, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 9 hr 51 min from Atlanta and 9 hr 56 min from Boston.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Richmond still makes a fair, central place for Atlanta and Boston to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Richmond doesn't have what you're after, Washington and Raleigh are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Atlanta and Boston.
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 →
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 →
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.