Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Austin and Milwaukee
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and Milwaukee. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 44 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Austin
11 hr 44 min
560 mi to Memphis
From Milwaukee
11 hr 41 min
557 mi to Memphis
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 3 min of each other. Austin and Milwaukee are about 1,036 miles apart.
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Meeting in Memphis
Austin and Milwaukee are about 1,036 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 11 hr 44 min from Austin and 11 hr 41 min from Milwaukee.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Austin and Milwaukee to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Oklahoma City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and Milwaukee.
About the cities
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 →
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the confluence of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Austin and Milwaukee?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,036 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 44 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.