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 Miami and Oklahoma City
The fair place to meet is New Orleans, LA — the city closest to the midpoint of Miami and Oklahoma City. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 2 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
New Orleans, LA
From Miami
14 hr 2 min
669 mi to New Orleans
From Oklahoma City
12 hr 5 min
576 mi to New Orleans
Oklahoma City has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 57 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Miami and Oklahoma City are about 1,226 miles apart.
More meetups from Miami
Meeting in New Orleans
Miami and Oklahoma City are about 1,226 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 14 hr 2 min of driving on the Miami side and 12 hr 5 min on the Oklahoma City 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 Miami and Oklahoma City to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If New Orleans doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Memphis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Miami and Oklahoma City.
About the cities
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 →
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 21st-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 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 Miami and Oklahoma City?
- New Orleans, LA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,226 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.