Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Dallas and Nashville
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Dallas and Nashville. From the farther side that’s about 8 hr 48 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Dallas
8 hr 48 min
420 mi to Memphis
From Nashville
4 hr 7 min
196 mi to Memphis
Nashville has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 41 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Dallas and Nashville are about 616 miles apart.
More meetups from Dallas
Meeting in Memphis
Dallas and Nashville are about 616 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 8 hr 48 min of driving on the Dallas side and 4 hr 7 min on the Nashville side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Memphis suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and New Orleans are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Dallas and Nashville.
About the cities
Dallas
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 →
Nashville
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 →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Dallas and Nashville?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 616 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 8 hr 48 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.