Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Detroit and San Antonio
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Detroit and San Antonio. From the farther side that’s about 13 hr 15 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Detroit
13 hr 4 min
623 mi to Memphis
From San Antonio
13 hr 15 min
632 mi to Memphis
That’s an even split — both sides drive within 11 min of each other. Detroit and San Antonio are about 1,238 miles apart.
More meetups from Detroit
Meeting in Memphis
Detroit and San Antonio are about 1,238 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That splits the trip almost evenly — about 13 hr 4 min from Detroit and 13 hr 15 min from San Antonio.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Detroit and San Antonio to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Nashville and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Detroit and San Antonio.
About the cities
Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. 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 Detroit and San Antonio?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,238 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 13 hr 15 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.