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 Birmingham and San Antonio
The fair place to meet is New Orleans, LA — the city closest to the midpoint of Birmingham and San Antonio. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 37 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
New Orleans, LA
From Birmingham
6 hr 33 min
312 mi to New Orleans
From San Antonio
10 hr 37 min
507 mi to New Orleans
Birmingham has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 4 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Birmingham and San Antonio are about 744 miles apart.
More meetups from Birmingham
Meeting in New Orleans
Birmingham and San Antonio are about 744 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 6 hr 33 min of driving on the Birmingham side and 10 hr 37 min on the San Antonio side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so New Orleans suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If New Orleans doesn't have what you're after, Houston and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Birmingham and San Antonio.
About the cities
Birmingham
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 →
San Antonio
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million 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 Birmingham and San Antonio?
- New Orleans, LA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 744 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 10 hr 37 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.