Nashville · the midpoint
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 →
Meet halfway between Austin and New York
The fair place to meet is Nashville, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and New York. From the farther side that’s about 15 hr 54 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Nashville, TN
From Austin
15 hr 47 min
752 mi to Nashville
From New York
15 hr 54 min
759 mi to Nashville
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 7 min of each other. Austin and New York are about 1,511 miles apart.
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Meeting in Nashville
Austin and New York are about 1,511 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Nashville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 15 hr 47 min from Austin and 15 hr 54 min from New York.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Nashville still makes a fair, central place for Austin and New York to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Nashville doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Atlanta are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and New York.
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 →
New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. 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 New York?
- Nashville, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,511 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 15 hr 54 min from the farther city to Nashville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.