Meet halfway between Atlanta and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Atlanta and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 18 hr 33 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
From Atlanta
15 hr 5 min
720 mi to Dallas
From Phoenix
18 hr 33 min
885 mi to Dallas
Atlanta has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 28 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Atlanta and Phoenix are about 1,589 miles apart.
More meetups from Atlanta
Meeting in Dallas
Atlanta and Phoenix are about 1,589 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Dallas, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 15 hr 5 min of driving on the Atlanta side and 18 hr 33 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. Dallas still makes a fair, central place for Atlanta and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Dallas doesn't have what you're after, Oklahoma City and Austin are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Atlanta and Phoenix.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Atlanta and Phoenix?
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,589 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 18 hr 33 min from the farther city to Dallas.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.