MidRally

Meet halfway between Austin and Boise

The fair place to meet is Albuquerque, NM — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and Boise. From the farther side that’s about 16 hr 19 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Albuquerque, NM

From Austin

12 hr 54 min

615 mi to Albuquerque

From Boise

16 hr 19 min

779 mi to Albuquerque

Austin has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 25 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Austin and Boise are about 1,369 miles apart.

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Meeting in Albuquerque

Austin and Boise are about 1,369 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Albuquerque, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 12 hr 54 min of driving on the Austin side and 16 hr 19 min on the Boise 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. Albuquerque still makes a fair, central place for Austin and Boise to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Albuquerque doesn't have what you're after, Denver and El Paso are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and Boise.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Austin and Boise?
Albuquerque, NM is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 1,369 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 16 hr 19 min from the farther city to Albuquerque.

Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.