Meet halfway between New Orleans and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is San Antonio, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of New Orleans and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 17 hr 45 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
San Antonio, TX
From New Orleans
10 hr 37 min
507 mi to San Antonio
From Phoenix
17 hr 45 min
847 mi to San Antonio
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 8 min. The alternatives below can even it out. New Orleans and Phoenix are about 1,313 miles apart.
More meetups from New Orleans
Meeting in San Antonio
New Orleans and Phoenix are about 1,313 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near San Antonio, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 10 hr 37 min of driving on the New Orleans side and 17 hr 45 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. San Antonio still makes a fair, central place for New Orleans and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If San Antonio doesn't have what you're after, Austin and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between New Orleans and Phoenix.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between New Orleans and Phoenix?
- San Antonio, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,313 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 17 hr 45 min from the farther city to San Antonio.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.