MidRally

Meet halfway between Los Angeles and Orlando

The fair place to meet is Austin, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Los Angeles and Orlando. From the farther side that’s about 25 hr 41 min of driving.

Recommended midpoint

Austin, TX

From Los Angeles

25 hr 41 min

1,225 mi to Austin

From Orlando

20 hr 47 min

991 mi to Austin

Orlando has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 54 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Los Angeles and Orlando are about 2,198 miles apart.

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Meeting in Austin

Los Angeles and Orlando are about 2,198 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Austin, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 25 hr 41 min of driving on the Los Angeles side and 20 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. Austin still makes a fair, central place for Los Angeles and Orlando to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.

If Austin doesn't have what you're after, San Antonio and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Los Angeles and Orlando.

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Orlando?
Austin, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
How far apart are they?
About 2,198 miles by road.
How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
Roughly 25 hr 41 min from the farther city to Austin.

Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.