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 Houston and Miami
The fair place to meet is New Orleans, LA — the city closest to the midpoint of Houston and Miami. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 2 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
New Orleans, LA
From Houston
6 hr 40 min
318 mi to New Orleans
From Miami
14 hr 2 min
669 mi to New Orleans
Houston has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 22 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Houston and Miami are about 967 miles apart.
More meetups from Houston
Meeting in New Orleans
Houston and Miami are about 967 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 40 min of driving on the Houston side and 14 hr 2 min on the Miami 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. New Orleans still makes a fair, central place for Houston and Miami to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If New Orleans doesn't have what you're after, Tampa and Orlando are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Houston and Miami.
About the cities
Houston
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 →
Miami
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 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 Houston and Miami?
- New Orleans, LA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 967 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 2 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.