New Orleans · the midpoint
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
Meet halfway between Austin and Orlando
The fair place to meet is New Orleans, LA — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and Orlando. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 10 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
New Orleans, LA
From Austin
9 hr 37 min
459 mi to New Orleans
From Orlando
11 hr 10 min
533 mi to New Orleans
Austin has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 33 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Austin and Orlando are about 991 miles apart.
More meetups from Austin
Meeting in New Orleans
Austin and Orlando are about 991 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near New Orleans, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 9 hr 37 min of driving on the Austin side and 11 hr 10 min on the Orlando 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. New Orleans still makes a fair, central place for Austin and Orlando to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If New Orleans doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Houston are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and Orlando.
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 →
Orlando
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state and its most populous inland city, with a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census. 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 Orlando?
- New Orleans, LA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 991 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 10 min from the farther city to New Orleans.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.