The fair place to meet is Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Birmingham and El Paso. From the farther side that’s about 12 hr 9 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
From Birmingham
12 hr 9 min
580 mi to Dallas
From El Paso
11 hr 57 min
570 mi to Dallas
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 12 min of each other. Birmingham and El Paso are about 1,149 miles apart.
Birmingham and El Paso are about 1,149 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Dallas, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 12 hr 9 min from Birmingham and 11 hr 57 min from El Paso.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Dallas still makes a fair, central place for Birmingham and El Paso to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Dallas doesn't have what you're after, Austin and Oklahoma City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Birmingham and El Paso.
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million at the 2020 census. Read more →
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the third-most populous city in the state, with an estimated population of 196,357 as of 2024. Read more →
El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is the 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., sixth-most populous city in Texas, and the most populous city in West Texas with a population of 678,815 at the 2020 census. Read more →
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Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.