San Diego · the midpoint
San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. Read more →
Meet halfway between Honolulu and New York
The fair place to meet is San Diego, CA — the city closest to the midpoint of Honolulu and New York. From the farther side that’s about 54 hr 42 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
San Diego, CA
From Honolulu
54 hr 42 min
2,608 mi to San Diego
From New York
50 hr 54 min
2,428 mi to San Diego
New York has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 48 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Honolulu and New York are about 4,960 miles apart.
More meetups from Honolulu
Meeting in San Diego
Honolulu and New York are about 4,960 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near San Diego, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 54 hr 42 min of driving on the Honolulu side and 50 hr 54 min on the New York 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. San Diego still makes a fair, central place for Honolulu and New York to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If San Diego doesn't have what you're after, Los Angeles and Phoenix are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Honolulu and New York.
About the cities
Honolulu
Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu. Read more →
New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Honolulu and New York?
- San Diego, CA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 4,960 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 54 hr 42 min from the farther city to San Diego.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.