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The best city between Los Angeles, CA and Houston, TX to meet is Ciudad Juarez, Mexico which is about 28 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Vado, New Mexico.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 88072.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 32° 7' 24" N and 106° 38' 18" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is El Paso, TX.
The total driving distance from Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX is 1,550 miles or 2 494 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 775 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 11 hours and 8 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
Since this is a long drive, you might want to split up your road trip into multiple days. You can search for the best stopping points from Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 32° 25' 25" N and 106° 32' 10" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX is Organ, New Mexico.
Travelmath helps you figure out the midpoint between two locations based on the driving directions from each starting point. You can find the closest town that is an equal distance from two cities. Use this tool to determine the best city to meet, or to look for interesting stops along the way if you're planning a long road trip and you need to take a break or stay overnight. Search for hotels at the midpoint city to split up your drive, or explore other nearby cities and discover local towns on your trip. If you're meeting a friend halfway in-between, you can figure out how far each person has to drive and how long it will take to arrive at the center. Even if you're separated by water, you can still calculate the straight line geographic midpoint to determine the closest flight distance.