From Amarillo

Halfway from Amarillo, TX

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

149 pair guidesshortest: Lubbock · 2 h 24longest: Portland · 29 h 19nearest big city: Lubbock · 113.6 mi

How to use the Amarillo 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 Amarillo and New York — meet in Effingham, about 12 h 54 from Amarillo — and halfway between Amarillo and Chicago (meet in Overland Park, 7 h 58 out). For a long haul, Amarillo to Portland runs an estimated 29 h 19 across 1876.4 mi, with a first meeting town at Lafayette.

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Most useful from Amarillo

Ranked by combined city size — the pairs people search most from a city of 200,393 people:

New York, NY

25 h 46 drive (est.) · meet in Effingham, IL

Los Angeles, CA

15 h 30 drive (est.) · meet in Holbrook, AZ

Chicago, IL

14 h 47 drive (est.) · meet in Overland Park, KS

Houston, TX

8 h 50 drive (est.) · meet in Stephenville, TX

Phoenix, AZ

9 h 53 drive (est.) · meet in Socorro, NM

Philadelphia, PA

24 h 41 drive (est.) · meet in Mount Vernon, IL

San Antonio, TX

7 h 31 drive (est.) · meet in Abilene, TX

San Diego, CA

14 h 49 drive (est.) · meet in Show Low, AZ

Dallas, TX

6 h 01 drive (est.) · meet in Vernon, TX

San Jose, CA

18 h 37 drive (est.) · meet in Cedar City, UT

Austin, TX

7 h 30 drive (est.) · meet in Abilene, TX

Jacksonville, FL

20 h 10 drive (est.) · meet in Bastrop, LA

All 149 pair guides from Amarillo

Every one of the 149 pairs from Amarillo 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 Lubbock at 2 h 24 and the longest is Portland at 29 h 19.

CityStateDriveDistanceMeeting town
Northeast — 18 guides
AlbanyNY26 h 151680.2 miMattoon, IL
AllentownPA24 h 281565.8 miCentralia, IL
BostonMA28 h 281821.5 miTerre Haute, IN
BuffaloNY22 h 071415.1 miHannibal, MO
EriePA20 h 541337.6 miHannibal, MO
HartfordCT27 h 011729.4 miTerre Haute, IN
ManchesterNH28 h 131806.2 miLafayette, IN
New HavenCT26 h 451712.0 miEffingham, IL
New YorkNY25 h 461648.6 miEffingham, IL
NewarkNJ25 h 371639.5 miEffingham, IL
PhiladelphiaPA24 h 411579.6 miMount Vernon, IL
PittsburghPA20 h 331315.7 miRolla, MO
PortlandME29 h 191876.4 miLafayette, IN
ProvidenceRI28 h 061798.3 miTerre Haute, IN
RochesterNY23 h 131485.9 miHannibal, MO
ScrantonPA24 h 261563.7 miCentralia, IL
SyracuseNY24 h 221559.9 miTaylorville, IL
WorcesterMA27 h 491780.7 miTerre Haute, IN
Southeast — 58 guides
ArlingtonTX5 h 46346.1 miVernon, TX
AshevilleNC17 h 581149.3 miConway, AR
AtlantaGA16 h 311057.2 miRussellville, AR
AugustaGA18 h 481203.3 miLittle Rock, AR
AustinTX7 h 30449.9 miAbilene, TX
BaltimoreMD23 h 211494.9 miCarbondale, IL
Baton RougeLA11 h 35741.7 miMesquite, TX
BirminghamAL14 h 18915.7 miFort Smith, AR
Brownsville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX11 h 29735.0 miJunction, TX
Cape Coral (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL21 h 501397.6 miTylertown, MS
CharlestonSC20 h 551339.0 miForrest City, AR
CharlestonWV18 h 491204.1 miWest Plains, MO
Charlotte (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NC19 h 351253.3 miBrinkley, AR
ChattanoogaTN15 h 27988.5 miRussellville, AR
ChesapeakeVA23 h 391513.3 miSikeston, MO
ColumbiaSC19 h 361254.5 miForrest City, AR
ColumbusGA16 h 181043.0 miTexarkana, TX
Corpus ChristiTX9 h 32609.8 miBrownwood, TX
DallasTX6 h 01360.9 miVernon, TX
DurhamNC21 h 181363.5 miBlytheville, AR
El PasoTX6 h 28387.9 miRoswell, NM
FayettevilleNC21 h 261371.7 miBlytheville, AR
Fort WorthTX5 h 34333.7 miVernon, TX
GarlandTX6 h 04364.2 miVernon, TX
GreensboroNC20 h 281310.4 miBlytheville, AR
HialeahFL23 h 431518.1 miMcComb, MS
HoustonTX8 h 50564.8 miStephenville, TX
Jacksonville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL20 h 101290.3 miBastrop, LA
KnoxvilleTN16 h 401066.6 miRussellville, AR
LaredoTX9 h 06582.1 miSan Angelo, TX
LexingtonKY16 h 131037.5 miSpringfield, MO
Little RockAR8 h 58573.4 miShawnee, OK
LouisvilleKY15 h 07967.7 miSpringfield, MO
LubbockTX2 h 24125.0 miClovis, NM
McAllen (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX10 h 55698.2 miJunction, TX
MemphisTN11 h 01704.9 miMcAlester, OK
MiamiFL23 h 511526.7 miMcComb, MS
MobileAL14 h 12909.0 miLongview, TX
NashvilleTN14 h 01896.9 miFort Smith, AR
New OrleansLA12 h 50821.2 miSulphur Springs, TX
Newport NewsVA23 h 271501.3 miCape Girardeau, MO
NorfolkVA23 h 391513.1 miSikeston, MO
Oklahoma CityOK4 h 28268.1 miElk City, OK
Orlando (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL21 h 151359.7 miTallulah, LA
PlanoTX5 h 57357.0 miVernon, TX
RaleighNC21 h 341380.2 miBlytheville, AR
RichmondVA22 h 341444.3 miSikeston, MO
San AntonioTX7 h 31481.0 miAbilene, TX
SavannahGA20 h 031282.7 miCleveland, MS
ShreveportLA8 h 26539.4 miArdmore, OK
Tallahassee (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL17 h 431133.6 miDubach, LA
Tampa (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)FL20 h 351317.8 miWinnsboro, LA
TulsaOK6 h 01360.6 miWeatherford, OK
Virginia BeachVA23 h 551531.1 miSikeston, MO
WacoTX6 h 40400.3 miVernon, TX
WashingtonDC22 h 571469.2 miCape Girardeau, MO
WilmingtonNC22 h 261436.3 miMemphis, TN
Winston-SalemNC20 h 031283.5 miWest Plains, MO
Midwest — 32 guides
AkronOH19 h 251242.5 miColumbia, MO
BismarckND13 h 17850.5 miNorth Platte, NE
ChicagoIL14 h 47946.5 miOverland Park, KS
CincinnatiOH16 h 231048.2 miSpringfield, MO
ClevelandOH19 h 231240.8 miColumbia, MO
ColumbusOH17 h 531144.1 miLebanon, MO
DaytonOH16 h 481075.4 miLebanon, MO
Des MoinesIA10 h 21662.1 miSalina, KS
DetroitMI18 h 341188.8 miColumbia, MO
EvansvilleIN13 h 28861.4 miJoplin, MO
FargoND14 h 01897.4 miKearney, NE
Fort WayneIN16 h 251050.4 miSedalia, MO
Grand RapidsMI16 h 501076.8 miKansas City, MO
IndianapolisIN15 h 08968.1 miJoplin, MO
Kansas CityMO8 h 07519.1 miEnid, OK
LansingMI17 h 341123.8 miBlue Springs, MO
LincolnNE8 h 02514.6 miDodge City, KS
MadisonWI14 h 12908.8 miTopeka, KS
MilwaukeeWI15 h 14974.4 miTopeka, KS
MinneapolisMN13 h 26859.6 miHastings, NE
OmahaNE8 h 42556.8 miHays, KS
Overland ParkKS7 h 58510.0 miEnid, OK
Rapid City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)SD10 h 13653.5 miGoodland, KS
Rochester (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN12 h 59831.2 miAbilene, KS
RockfordIL13 h 55890.5 miTopeka, KS
Sioux FallsSD10 h 32674.1 miHays, KS
South BendIN15 h 461008.8 miKansas City, MO
SpringfieldMO8 h 21534.8 miEnid, OK
St. LouisMO11 h 19724.6 miBartlesville, OK
St. PaulMN13 h 30863.7 miHastings, NE
ToledoOH17 h 561147.2 miSedalia, MO
WichitaKS5 h 27326.8 miElk City, OK
Southwest — 17 guides
Albuquerque (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NM4 h 54294.2 miTucumcari, NM
Aurora (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CO6 h 20380.3 miTrinidad, CO
BillingsMT13 h 24857.3 miFort Collins, CO
BoiseID15 h 531016.9 miGrand Junction, CO
Chandler (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ9 h 43621.6 miSocorro, NM
Denver (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CO6 h 25385.4 miTrinidad, CO
Fort CollinsCO7 h 24443.6 miPueblo, CO
Gilbert (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ9 h 39617.6 miSocorro, NM
HendersonNV12 h 15784.5 miGallup, NM
Las VegasNV12 h 24794.0 miGallup, NM
Mesa (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ9 h 40618.9 miSocorro, NM
Missoula (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MT16 h 561083.3 miRawlins, WY
Phoenix (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ9 h 53632.6 miSocorro, NM
Reno (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NV17 h 031090.9 miBlanding, UT
Salt Lake City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)UT11 h 03707.6 miGunnison, CO
Scottsdale (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ9 h 44623.0 miSocorro, NM
Tucson (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AZ9 h 21598.4 miSocorro, NM
West — 24 guides
AnaheimCA15 h 14974.6 miShow Low, AZ
Bakersfield (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA16 h 021026.1 miWinslow, AZ
Chula VistaCA14 h 46944.9 miShow Low, AZ
Eugene (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OR21 h 121356.5 miPark City, UT
Fremont (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA18 h 431198.3 miCedar City, UT
Fresno (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA16 h 421068.4 miWinslow, AZ
Huntington BeachCA15 h 21982.3 miShow Low, AZ
IrvineCA15 h 11971.5 miShow Low, AZ
Long BeachCA15 h 30992.2 miShow Low, AZ
Los Angeles (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA15 h 30991.6 miHolbrook, AZ
Modesto (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA17 h 501141.1 miBlanding, UT
OaklandCA18 h 591215.4 miCedar City, UT
Oxnard (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA16 h 201045.7 miWinslow, AZ
PortlandOR21 h 341379.7 miEvanston, WY
Riverside (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA14 h 42940.5 miHolbrook, AZ
Sacramento (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA18 h 221175.2 miCedar City, UT
San DiegoCA14 h 49948.0 miShow Low, AZ
San FranciscoCA19 h 071223.9 miCedar City, UT
San Jose (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA18 h 371191.9 miCedar City, UT
Santa AnaCA15 h 12973.1 miShow Low, AZ
SeattleWA22 h 281438.1 miLogan, UT
SpokaneWA19 h 281245.4 miRock Springs, WY
Stockton (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA18 h 071159.5 miCedar City, UT
TacomaWA22 h 201429.5 miLogan, UT

Closest cities to Amarillo

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

CityDriveDistanceGuide
Lubbock, TX2 h 24125.0 miAmarillo–Lubbock →
Oklahoma City, OK4 h 28268.1 miAmarillo–Oklahoma City →
Albuquerque, NM4 h 54294.2 micalculator
Wichita, KS5 h 27326.8 miAmarillo–Wichita →
Fort Worth, TX5 h 34333.7 miAmarillo–Fort Worth →
Arlington, TX5 h 46346.1 miAmarillo–Arlington →
Plano, TX5 h 57357.0 miAmarillo–Plano →
Dallas, TX6 h 01360.9 miAmarillo–Dallas →

Amarillo quick facts

Amarillo anchors the Amarillo TX metro and sits at 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W in the America/Chicago timezone — handy context when one of you is crossing zones for the meet.

Population200,393
Metro (CBSA)Amarillo TX
Coordinates35.2220, -101.8313
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Main airportAMA
Elevation3,685 ft
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Common questions

How is halfway from Amarillo 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 Amarillo use the same estimated drive-time model, so numbers are comparable across pairs.
What is the most central city to meet someone from Amarillo?
Lubbock — the meeting town Clovis, NM is about 2 h 02 from Amarillo and 2 h 02 from Lubbock, the smallest longest-leg of any pair from Amarillo.
What is the longest drive with a halfway guide from Amarillo?
Portland, at an estimated 29 h 19 and 1876.4 mi one way — the guide's first meeting town is Lafayette, IN.
Can I meet two people from Amarillo 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 Amarillo

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. 124 corridors from Amarillo:

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.