Meet halfway between Austin and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is El Paso, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Austin and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 4 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
El Paso, TX
From Austin
11 hr 4 min
528 mi to El Paso
From Phoenix
7 hr 15 min
345 mi to El Paso
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 49 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Austin and Phoenix are about 868 miles apart.
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Meeting in El Paso
Austin and Phoenix are about 868 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near El Paso, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 11 hr 4 min of driving on the Austin side and 7 hr 15 min on the Phoenix 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. El Paso still makes a fair, central place for Austin and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If El Paso doesn't have what you're after, Albuquerque and Tucson are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Austin and Phoenix.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Austin and Phoenix?
- El Paso, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 868 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 4 min from the farther city to El Paso.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.