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 Washington
The fair place to meet is Atlanta, GA — the city closest to the midpoint of New Orleans and Washington. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 22 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Atlanta, GA
From New Orleans
8 hr 54 min
424 mi to Atlanta
From Washington
11 hr 22 min
542 mi to Atlanta
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 28 min. The alternatives below can even it out. New Orleans and Washington are about 965 miles apart.
More meetups from New Orleans
Meeting in Atlanta
New Orleans and Washington are about 965 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 11 hr 22 min on the Washington 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 Washington to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Atlanta doesn't have what you're after, Charlotte and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between New Orleans and Washington.
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 →
Washington
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. 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 Washington?
- Atlanta, GA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 965 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 22 min from the farther city to Atlanta.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.