Austin · the midpoint
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 961,855 at the 2020 census, it is the 12th-most populous city in the U.S., fifth-most populous city in Texas, and second-most populous U.S. Read more →
Meet halfway between Orlando and Phoenix
The fair place to meet is Austin, TX — the city closest to the midpoint of Orlando and Phoenix. From the farther side that’s about 20 hr 47 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Austin, TX
From Orlando
20 hr 47 min
991 mi to Austin
From Phoenix
18 hr 13 min
868 mi to Austin
Phoenix has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 34 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Orlando and Phoenix are about 1,842 miles apart.
More meetups from Orlando
Meeting in Austin
Orlando and Phoenix are about 1,842 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Austin, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 20 hr 47 min of driving on the Orlando side and 18 hr 13 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. Austin still makes a fair, central place for Orlando and Phoenix to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Austin doesn't have what you're after, Houston and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Orlando and Phoenix.
About the cities
Orlando
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state and its most populous inland city, with a population of 307,573 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 Orlando and Phoenix?
- Austin, TX is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,842 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 20 hr 47 min from the farther city to Austin.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.