Atlanta · the midpoint
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. Read more →
Meet halfway between New Orleans and Pittsburgh
The fair place to meet is Atlanta, GA — the city closest to the midpoint of New Orleans and Pittsburgh. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 56 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Atlanta, GA
From New Orleans
8 hr 54 min
424 mi to Atlanta
From Pittsburgh
10 hr 56 min
522 mi to Atlanta
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 2 min. The alternatives below can even it out. New Orleans and Pittsburgh are about 920 miles apart.
More meetups from New Orleans
Meeting in Atlanta
New Orleans and Pittsburgh are about 920 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Atlanta, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 8 hr 54 min of driving on the New Orleans side and 10 hr 56 min on the Pittsburgh 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. Atlanta still makes a fair, central place for New Orleans and Pittsburgh to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Atlanta doesn't have what you're after, Nashville and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between New Orleans and Pittsburgh.
About the cities
New Orleans
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between New Orleans and Pittsburgh?
- Atlanta, GA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 920 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 10 hr 56 min from the farther city to Atlanta.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.