Houston · the midpoint
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. Read more →
Meet halfway between El Paso and Orlando
The fair place to meet is Houston, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of El Paso and Orlando. From the farther side that’s about 17 hr 47 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Houston, TX
From El Paso
14 hr 8 min
674 mi to Houston
From Orlando
17 hr 47 min
848 mi to Houston
El Paso has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 39 min. The alternatives below can even it out. El Paso and Orlando are about 1,513 miles apart.
More meetups from El Paso
Meeting in Houston
El Paso and Orlando are about 1,513 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Houston, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 14 hr 8 min of driving on the El Paso side and 17 hr 47 min on the Orlando 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. Houston still makes a fair, central place for El Paso and Orlando to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Houston doesn't have what you're after, Austin and New Orleans are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between El Paso and Orlando.
About the cities
El Paso
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 →
Orlando
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state and its most populous inland city, with a population of 307,573 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 El Paso and Orlando?
- Houston, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,513 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 17 hr 47 min from the farther city to Houston.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.