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 Richmond
The fair place to meet is Atlanta, GA — the city closest to the midpoint of New Orleans and Richmond. From the farther side that’s about 9 hr 51 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Atlanta, GA
From New Orleans
8 hr 54 min
424 mi to Atlanta
From Richmond
9 hr 51 min
470 mi to Atlanta
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 57 min. The alternatives below can even it out. New Orleans and Richmond are about 894 miles apart.
More meetups from New Orleans
Meeting in Atlanta
New Orleans and Richmond are about 894 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 9 hr 51 min on the Richmond 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 Richmond to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Atlanta doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Charlotte are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between New Orleans and Richmond.
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 →
Richmond
Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 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 New Orleans and Richmond?
- Atlanta, GA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 894 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 9 hr 51 min from the farther city to Atlanta.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.