Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Austin and Nashville
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and Nashville. 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 Nashville
4 hr 7 min
196 mi to Memphis
Nashville has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 37 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Austin and Nashville are about 752 miles apart.
More meetups from Austin
Meeting in Memphis
Austin and Nashville are about 752 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 11 hr 44 min of driving on the Austin side and 4 hr 7 min on the Nashville side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Memphis suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, New Orleans and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and Nashville.
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 →
Nashville
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. 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 Nashville?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 752 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.