Houston · the midpoint
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 →
Meet halfway between Miami and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Houston, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Miami and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 21 hr 16 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Houston, TX
From Miami
20 hr 17 min
967 mi to Houston
From Phoenix
21 hr 16 min
1,014 mi to Houston
Miami has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 59 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Miami and Phoenix are about 1,979 miles apart.
More meetups from Miami
Meeting in Houston
Miami and Phoenix are about 1,979 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Houston, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 20 hr 17 min of driving on the Miami side and 21 hr 16 min on the Phoenix 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. Houston still makes a fair, central place for Miami and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Houston doesn't have what you're after, Austin and San Antonio are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Miami and Phoenix.
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 →
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 Miami and Phoenix?
- Houston, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,979 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 21 hr 16 min from the farther city to Houston.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.