From Houston

Halfway from Houston, TX

149 city pairs from Houston — every meeting town, drive split, and place to sleep

149 pair guidesshortest: Austin · 3 h 06longest: Seattle · 31 h 17nearest big city: Austin · 146.2 mi

How to use the Houston hub

Pick the other city and the guide does the rest: three meeting towns, both drive splits, detours, and estimated hotel counts. The two biggest draws are halfway between Houston and New York — meet in Crossville, about 12 h 11 from Houston — and halfway between Houston and Los Angeles (meet in El Paso, 11 h 10 out). For a long haul, Houston to Seattle runs an estimated 31 h 17 across 2002.6 mi, with a first meeting town at Rifle.

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Most useful from Houston

Ranked by combined city size — the pairs people search most from a city of 2,304,000 people:

New York, NY

23 h 29 drive (est.) · meet in Crossville, TN

Los Angeles, CA

22 h 42 drive (est.) · meet in El Paso, TX

Chicago, IL

15 h 36 drive (est.) · meet in West Plains, MO

Phoenix, AZ

16 h 48 drive (est.) · meet in Pecos, TX

Philadelphia, PA

22 h 11 drive (est.) · meet in Chattanooga, TN

San Antonio, TX

3 h 28 drive (est.) · meet in Brenham, TX

San Diego, CA

21 h 33 drive (est.) · meet in El Paso, TX

Dallas, TX

4 h 07 drive (est.) · meet in Huntsville, TX

San Jose, CA

26 h 38 drive (est.) · meet in Grants, NM

Austin, TX

3 h 06 drive (est.) · meet in Brenham, TX

Jacksonville, FL

13 h 36 drive (est.) · meet in Pascagoula, MS

Fort Worth, TX

4 h 21 drive (est.) · meet in Waco, TX

All 149 pair guides from Houston

Every one of the 149 pairs from Houston has a full guide, grouped below by where the other city sits — Northeast (18), Southeast (58), Midwest (32), Southwest (17), West (24). Each row links the guide with its meeting town, estimated drive, and road distance; the shortest hop is Austin at 3 h 06 and the longest is Seattle at 31 h 17.

CityStateDriveDistanceMeeting town
Northeast — 18 guides
AlbanyNY24 h 421580.6 miCookeville, TN
AllentownPA22 h 161425.5 miFranklin, TN
Boston (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MA26 h 341700.2 miCorbin, KY
BuffaloNY21 h 181363.1 miDickson, TN
EriePA19 h 581277.5 miJackson, TN
HartfordCT25 h 021602.2 miCookeville, TN
Manchester (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NH26 h 351701.4 miLondon, KY
New HavenCT24 h 371575.2 miCrossville, TN
New YorkNY23 h 291502.6 miCrossville, TN
NewarkNJ23 h 221495.0 miCrossville, TN
PhiladelphiaPA22 h 111420.2 miChattanooga, TN
PittsburghPA18 h 501205.3 miJackson, TN
Portland (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)ME27 h 491780.2 miLondon, KY
ProvidenceRI26 h 021666.4 miKnoxville, TN
RochesterNY22 h 191428.6 miDickson, TN
ScrantonPA22 h 351445.3 miFranklin, TN
SyracuseNY23 h 141487.1 miNashville, TN
Worcester (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MA25 h 571660.8 miCorbin, KY
Southeast — 58 guides
AmarilloTX8 h 50564.8 miStephenville, TX
ArlingtonTX4 h 13252.8 miHuntsville, TX
Asheville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NC14 h 01897.3 miPhiladelphia, MS
AtlantaGA11 h 37743.1 miJackson, MS
AugustaGA13 h 41875.7 miLaurel, MS
AustinTX3 h 06160.9 miBrenham, TX
BaltimoreMD20 h 431325.6 miHuntsville, AL
Baton RougeLA4 h 35274.9 miLake Charles, LA
BirminghamAL9 h 23600.2 miBrookhaven, MS
BrownsvilleTX5 h 20320.3 miCorpus Christi, TX
Cape Coral (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL14 h 01897.0 miPascagoula, MS
CharlestonSC15 h 28990.4 miMobile, AL
CharlestonWV16 h 171042.3 miTupelo, MS
CharlotteNC15 h 20981.3 miMeridian, MS
ChattanoogaTN11 h 26732.1 miJackson, MS
ChesapeakeVA19 h 541273.3 miBirmingham, AL
ColumbiaSC14 h 44943.0 miMeridian, MS
ColumbusGA10 h 38680.0 miBrookhaven, MS
Corpus Christi (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX3 h 21201.0 miBrenham, TX
DallasTX4 h 07247.3 miHuntsville, TX
DurhamNC17 h 201109.3 miTuscaloosa, AL
El Paso (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX11 h 10714.4 miOzona, TX
FayettevilleNC17 h 011089.2 miTuscaloosa, AL
Fort WorthTX4 h 21260.8 miWaco, TX
GarlandTX4 h 13253.3 miHuntsville, TX
Greensboro (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NC16 h 351061.7 miGreensboro, AL
Hialeah (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL15 h 541017.6 miGulf Shores, AL
JacksonvilleFL13 h 36869.9 miPascagoula, MS
KnoxvilleTN13 h 05837.1 miCanton, MS
LaredoTX5 h 16316.4 miCorpus Christi, TX
LexingtonKY14 h895.5 miGrenada, MS
Little RockAR7 h419.7 miShreveport, LA
LouisvilleKY13 h 19851.8 miCleveland, MS
LubbockTX7 h 49500.6 miBrownwood, TX
McAllenTX5 h 26325.5 miCorpus Christi, TX
MemphisTN8 h 11523.2 miRuston, LA
Miami (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL16 h 011025.4 miGulf Shores, AL
MobileAL7 h 28477.6 miBaton Rouge, LA
Nashville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TN11 h 01705.4 miBastrop, LA
New OrleansLA5 h 43343.2 miLake Charles, LA
Newport NewsVA19 h 511270.5 miBirmingham, AL
NorfolkVA19 h 561275.3 miBirmingham, AL
Oklahoma CityOK7 h 27446.7 miTerrell, TX
OrlandoFL14 h 03898.8 miPascagoula, MS
PlanoTX4 h 22262.3 miHuntsville, TX
RaleighNC17 h 291118.8 miTuscaloosa, AL
RichmondVA19 h 131230.0 miAthens, AL
San AntonioTX3 h 28208.0 miBrenham, TX
SavannahGA14 h 15912.4 miMobile, AL
ShreveportLA3 h 55235.1 miHuntsville, TX
TallahasseeFL11 h704.1 miBogalusa, LA
Tampa (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL13 h 06838.4 miGulfport, MS
TulsaOK7 h 29478.7 miGreenville, TX
Virginia BeachVA20 h 121292.5 miGadsden, AL
WacoTX3 h 26178.8 miBrenham, TX
WashingtonDC20 h 111291.7 miHuntsville, AL
WilmingtonNC17 h 381129.0 miSelma, AL
Winston-SalemNC16 h 131037.6 miTuscaloosa, AL
Midwest — 32 guides
AkronOH18 h 151168.0 miJackson, TN
BismarckND20 h 061286.0 miSalina, KS
ChicagoIL15 h 36998.4 miWest Plains, MO
Cincinnati (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OH14 h 47946.4 miHelena-West Helena, AR
ClevelandOH18 h 271181.1 miJackson, TN
ColumbusOH16 h 261051.9 miMemphis, TN
DaytonOH15 h 31992.6 miMemphis, TN
Des MoinesIA13 h 38872.3 miFort Smith, AR
DetroitMI18 h 191172.2 miBlytheville, AR
Evansville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IN11 h 57765.2 miStuttgart, AR
FargoND19 h 381256.2 miEmporia, KS
Fort WayneIN16 h 041027.9 miForrest City, AR
Grand RapidsMI17 h 321121.8 miWest Plains, MO
Indianapolis (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IN14 h 20917.8 miHelena-West Helena, AR
Kansas CityMO10 h 43685.7 miMcAlester, OK
LansingMI17 h 511142.6 miBlytheville, AR
LincolnNE12 h 43813.4 miMcAlester, OK
MadisonWI16 h 111035.8 miWest Plains, MO
MilwaukeeWI16 h 401066.3 miWest Plains, MO
MinneapolisMN17 h 311121.1 miJoplin, MO
OmahaNE13 h 10842.6 miMuskogee, OK
Overland ParkKS10 h 34676.7 miMcAlester, OK
Rapid CitySD17 h 521144.0 miEnid, OK
RochesterMN16 h 311057.2 miJoplin, MO
RockfordIL15 h 26988.1 miWest Plains, MO
Sioux FallsSD15 h 491012.7 miTulsa, OK
South BendIN16 h 021026.0 miForrest City, AR
SpringfieldMO8 h 45560.0 miTexarkana, TX
St. LouisMO11 h 16720.6 miLittle Rock, AR
St. PaulMN17 h 301120.5 miJoplin, MO
ToledoOH17 h 281117.4 miBlytheville, AR
WichitaKS9 h 16592.7 miSherman, TX
Southwest — 17 guides
AlbuquerqueNM12 h 28798.2 miSnyder, TX
AuroraCO14 h 27924.7 miElk City, OK
BillingsMT21 h 471394.1 miGarden City, KS
Boise (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)ID24 h 431581.5 miRaton, NM
ChandlerAZ16 h 331059.2 miPecos, TX
DenverCO14 h 33931.1 miElk City, OK
Fort CollinsCO15 h 20981.8 miElk City, OK
GilbertAZ16 h 311056.7 miPecos, TX
HendersonNV20 h 071287.8 miRoswell, NM
Las VegasNV20 h 181299.3 miRoswell, NM
MesaAZ16 h 341060.0 miPecos, TX
MissoulaMT25 h 371639.3 miPueblo, CO
PhoenixAZ16 h 481075.0 miPecos, TX
RenoNV25 h 281630.2 miAlbuquerque, NM
Salt Lake City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)UT19 h 521271.0 miTucumcari, NM
ScottsdaleAZ16 h 401066.7 miPecos, TX
Tucson (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ15 h 33995.2 miMonahans, TX
West — 24 guides
AnaheimCA22 h 221431.6 miEl Paso, TX
Bakersfield (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA23 h 381512.3 miTruth or Consequences, NM
Chula VistaCA21 h 281374.1 miEl Paso, TX
Eugene (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OR29 h 571916.9 miMancos, CO
Fremont (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA26 h 461713.1 miGrants, NM
Fresno (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA24 h 371575.2 miSocorro, NM
Huntington BeachCA22 h 261435.7 miEl Paso, TX
IrvineCA22 h 161425.2 miEl Paso, TX
Long BeachCA22 h 381448.0 miEl Paso, TX
Los AngelesCA22 h 421453.2 miEl Paso, TX
Modesto (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA25 h 551658.2 miSocorro, NM
Oakland (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA27 h 051732.9 miGrants, NM
Oxnard (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA23 h 361510.6 miTruth or Consequences, NM
PortlandOR30 h 221943.6 miMontrose, CO
RiversideCA21 h 531400.2 miAlamogordo, NM
Sacramento (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA26 h 361702.3 miGrants, NM
San DiegoCA21 h 331379.1 miEl Paso, TX
San Francisco (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA27 h 121740.9 miGrants, NM
San Jose (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA26 h 381704.2 miGrants, NM
Santa AnaCA22 h 191428.1 miEl Paso, TX
SeattleWA31 h 172002.6 miRifle, CO
SpokaneWA28 h 131806.0 miCastle Rock, CO
Stockton (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA26 h 151680.0 miGrants, NM
TacomaWA31 h 101994.2 miRifle, CO

Closest cities to Houston

The eight shortest estimated drives out of Houston — useful when the real goal is a quick handoff or a single-night meet:

CityDriveDistanceGuide
Austin, TX3 h 06160.9 miHouston–Austin →
Corpus Christi, TX3 h 21201.0 micalculator
Waco, TX3 h 26178.8 miHouston–Waco →
San Antonio, TX3 h 28208.0 miHouston–San Antonio →
Shreveport, LA3 h 55235.1 miHouston–Shreveport →
Dallas, TX4 h 07247.3 miHouston–Dallas →
Arlington, TX4 h 13252.8 miHouston–Arlington →
Garland, TX4 h 13253.3 miHouston–Garland →

Houston quick facts

Houston anchors the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land TX metro and sits at 29.7604° N, 95.3698° W in the America/Chicago timezone — handy context when one of you is crossing zones for the meet.

Population2,304,000
Metro (CBSA)Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land TX
Coordinates29.7604, -95.3698
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Main airportIAH
Elevation80 ft
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Common questions

How is halfway from Houston computed?
We place the halfway point where each driver has used half of the total drive time, then rank nearby towns by split fairness, detour, size, and hotel supply. All 149 guides from Houston use the same estimated drive-time model, so numbers are comparable across pairs.
What is the most central city to meet someone from Houston?
Austin — the meeting town Brenham, TX is about 1 h 35 from Houston and 1 h 42 from Austin, the smallest longest-leg of any pair from Houston.
What is the longest drive with a halfway guide from Houston?
Seattle, at an estimated 31 h 17 and 2002.6 mi one way — the guide's first meeting town is Rifle, CO.
Can I meet two people from Houston at once?
The pair guides split one pair of cities. For three starting points, test midpoints in the calculator or plan a multi-stop route with the stop planner.

Road-trip stop plans from Houston

Drives of nine-plus estimated hours get a full overnight plan on this site — where to sleep after each driving day, arrival clocks, and the food-and-fuel reality of each stop town. 126 corridors from Houston:

Data & method

Drive times on this page are model estimates (straight-line distance × road factor) pending routing calibration; towns come from a GeoNames-derived seed of 663 places; hotel counts are population-based estimates as of August 2026. The 149 guides linked here were computed in the same build. We may earn a commission from Kayak.