Tucson · the midpoint
Tucson is the county seat of and the most populated city in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Read more →
Meet halfway between Las Vegas and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Tucson, AZ — the city closest to the midpoint of Las Vegas and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 7 hr 35 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Tucson, AZ
From Las Vegas
7 hr 35 min
362 mi to Tucson
From Phoenix
2 hr 39 min
106 mi to Tucson
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 56 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Las Vegas and Phoenix are about 256 miles apart.
More meetups from Las Vegas
Meeting in Tucson
Las Vegas and Phoenix are about 256 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Tucson, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 7 hr 35 min of driving on the Las Vegas side and 2 hr 39 min on the Phoenix side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
At this range, Tucson works for a same-day meetup: close enough from both Las Vegas and Phoenix to meet for lunch or an afternoon and still be home by evening.
If Tucson doesn't have what you're after, San Diego and Los Angeles are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Las Vegas and Phoenix.
About the cities
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census. Read more →
Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Las Vegas and Phoenix?
- Tucson, AZ is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 256 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 7 hr 35 min from the farther city to Tucson.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.