From Tucson

Halfway from Tucson, AZ

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

149 pair guidesshortest: Chandler · 1 h 55longest: Portland · 38 h 34nearest big city: Chandler · 90.2 mi

How to use the Tucson 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 Tucson and New York — meet in Lebanon, about 18 h 14 from Tucson — and halfway between Tucson and Los Angeles (meet in Yuma, 3 h 57 out). For a long haul, Tucson to Portland runs an estimated 38 h 34 across 2467.9 mi, with a first meeting town at Quincy.

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Most useful from Tucson

Ranked by combined city size — the pairs people search most from a city of 542,000 people:

New York, NY

35 h 06 drive (est.) · meet in Lebanon, MO

Los Angeles, CA

7 h 25 drive (est.) · meet in Yuma, AZ

Chicago, IL

23 h 54 drive (est.) · meet in Dodge City, KS

Houston, TX

15 h 33 drive (est.) · meet in Monahans, TX

Phoenix, AZ

2 h 15 drive (est.) · meet in Chandler, AZ

Philadelphia, PA

34 h 02 drive (est.) · meet in Joplin, MO

San Antonio, TX

12 h 40 drive (est.) · meet in Van Horn, TX

San Diego, CA

6 h 31 drive (est.) · meet in Yuma, AZ

Dallas, TX

13 h 41 drive (est.) · meet in Carlsbad, NM

San Jose, CA

11 h 48 drive (est.) · meet in Baker, CA

Austin, TX

13 h 08 drive (est.) · meet in Van Horn, TX

Jacksonville, FL

28 h 40 drive (est.) · meet in Terrell, TX

All 149 pair guides from Tucson

Every one of the 149 pairs from Tucson has a full guide, grouped below by where the other city sits — Northeast (18), Southeast (59), Midwest (32), Southwest (16), West (24). Each row links the guide with its meeting town, estimated drive, and road distance; the shortest hop is Chandler at 1 h 55 and the longest is Portland at 38 h 34.

CityStateDriveDistanceMeeting town
Northeast — 18 guides
AlbanyNY35 h 322273.8 miBlue Springs, MO
AllentownPA33 h 482163.4 miJoplin, MO
BostonMA37 h 452416.4 miColumbia, MO
BuffaloNY31 h 202005.2 miTopeka, KS
EriePA30 h 091929.9 miEmporia, KS
HartfordCT36 h 202325.4 miSedalia, MO
ManchesterNH37 h 292399.4 miColumbia, MO
New HavenCT36 h 052308.8 miSedalia, MO
New YorkNY35 h 062246.2 miLebanon, MO
NewarkNJ34 h 572237.1 miSpringfield, MO
PhiladelphiaPA34 h 022177.8 miJoplin, MO
PittsburghPA29 h 531912.9 miEl Dorado, KS
PortlandME38 h 342467.9 miQuincy, IL
ProvidenceRI37 h 252394.3 miColumbia, MO
RochesterNY32 h 262075.8 miTopeka, KS
ScrantonPA33 h 452159.9 miOverland Park, KS
SyracuseNY33 h 372151.1 miKansas City, MO
WorcesterMA37 h 072375.7 miColumbia, MO
Southeast — 59 guides
Amarillo (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX9 h 21598.4 miSocorro, NM
ArlingtonTX13 h 23856.9 miCarlsbad, NM
AshevilleNC27 h 101739.1 miAda, OK
AtlantaGA25 h 311632.6 miGainesville, TX
AugustaGA27 h 481778.7 miSherman, TX
Austin (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX13 h 08840.2 miVan Horn, TX
BaltimoreMD32 h 422093.3 miJoplin, MO
Baton RougeLA19 h 251242.8 miSan Angelo, TX
BirminghamAL23 h 131486.1 miWichita Falls, TX
Brownsville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX15 h 17978.0 miAlpine, TX
Cape CoralFL29 h 341891.8 miBrenham, TX
CharlestonSC29 h 521911.1 miSulphur Springs, TX
CharlestonWV28 h 101802.3 miPonca City, OK
CharlotteNC28 h 461841.5 miAda, OK
ChattanoogaTN24 h 361574.2 miLawton, OK
ChesapeakeVA32 h 572108.4 miFort Smith, AR
ColumbiaSC28 h 401834.8 miDurant, OK
ColumbusGA25 h 041604.1 miWeatherford, TX
Corpus Christi (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX14 h 22919.1 miAlpine, TX
DallasTX13 h 41876.0 miCarlsbad, NM
DurhamNC30 h 331955.7 miMcAlester, OK
El Paso (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX4 h 46286.2 miLordsburg, NM
FayettevilleNC30 h 371959.6 miMcAlester, OK
Fort WorthTX13 h 10843.2 miCarlsbad, NM
GarlandTX13 h 50885.6 miCarlsbad, NM
GreensboroNC29 h 441902.7 miMcAlester, OK
HialeahFL31 h 272012.7 miHouston, TX
Houston (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX15 h 33995.2 miMonahans, TX
JacksonvilleFL28 h 401834.8 miTerrell, TX
KnoxvilleTN25 h 541658.1 miLawton, OK
Laredo (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX12 h 36806.2 miVan Horn, TX
LexingtonKY25 h 331635.6 miWeatherford, OK
Little RockAR18 h 021154.5 miLubbock, TX
LouisvilleKY24 h 281566.1 miWeatherford, OK
LubbockTX8 h 54569.3 miAlamogordo, NM
McAllen (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX14 h 27925.3 miAlpine, TX
MemphisTN20 h 101290.6 miLubbock, TX
MiamiFL31 h 342020.5 miHouston, TX
MobileAL22 h 251434.5 miAbilene, TX
NashvilleTN23 h 171489.7 miVernon, TX
New OrleansLA20 h 371319.5 miSan Angelo, TX
Newport NewsVA32 h 462097.1 miFort Smith, AR
NorfolkVA32 h 572108.3 miFort Smith, AR
Oklahoma CityOK13 h 18851.6 miRoswell, NM
OrlandoFL29 h 261883.3 miHuntsville, TX
PlanoTX13 h 47881.9 miCarlsbad, NM
RaleighNC30 h 481971.6 miMcAlester, OK
RichmondVA31 h 542041.1 miMuskogee, OK
San Antonio (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX12 h 40810.8 miVan Horn, TX
SavannahGA28 h 521847.0 miGreenville, TX
ShreveportLA16 h 381064.5 miHobbs, NM
TallahasseeFL26 h 061670.8 miCleburne, TX
TampaFL28 h 341828.5 miBrenham, TX
TulsaOK14 h 52951.0 miClovis, NM
Virginia BeachVA33 h 132126.4 miFort Smith, AR
WacoTX13 h 27860.7 miCarlsbad, NM
WashingtonDC32 h 182067.6 miJoplin, MO
WilmingtonNC31 h 342020.1 miTexarkana, TX
Winston-SalemNC29 h 191875.9 miMcAlester, OK
Midwest — 32 guides
AkronOH28 h 431837.6 miWichita, KS
Bismarck (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)ND18 h 551211.1 miVail, CO
ChicagoIL23 h 541529.9 miDodge City, KS
CincinnatiOH25 h 441646.4 miEnid, OK
ClevelandOH28 h 401834.3 miWichita, KS
ColumbusOH27 h 131741.4 miPonca City, OK
DaytonOH26 h 081672.8 miEnid, OK
Des Moines (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IA19 h 061222.2 miRaton, NM
DetroitMI27 h 461777.3 miWichita, KS
EvansvilleIN22 h 481459.7 miElk City, OK
FargoND20 h 511334.8 miAurora, CO
Fort WayneIN25 h 401642.8 miDodge City, KS
Grand RapidsMI25 h 531656.7 miHays, KS
IndianapolisIN24 h 271564.6 miEnid, OK
Kansas City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MO17 h 071095.7 miTucumcari, NM
LansingMI26 h 411707.7 miHays, KS
Lincoln (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NE16 h 221047.3 miTrinidad, CO
MadisonWI23 h 031475.3 miGarden City, KS
MilwaukeeWI24 h 111547.2 miDodge City, KS
Minneapolis (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN21 h 271372.8 miGoodland, KS
Omaha (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NE17 h 121100.5 miTrinidad, CO
Overland Park (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)KS17 h1087.5 miTucumcari, NM
Rapid CitySD15 h 14975.2 miMontrose, CO
Rochester (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN21 h 211366.0 miGoodland, KS
RockfordIL22 h 551466.4 miGarden City, KS
Sioux FallsSD18 h 121165.3 miPueblo, CO
South BendIN24 h 571596.4 miDodge City, KS
SpringfieldMO17 h 331123.3 miAmarillo, TX
St. LouisMO20 h 391322.0 miAmarillo, TX
St. Paul (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN21 h 331379.0 miGoodland, KS
ToledoOH27 h 101738.6 miWichita, KS
Wichita (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)KS14 h 13910.3 miSanta Rosa, NM
Southwest — 16 guides
AlbuquerqueNM5 h 43343.1 miSafford, AZ
AuroraCO10 h 18659.0 miFarmington, NM
Billings (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MT15 h 401003.0 miMoab, UT
BoiseID13 h 51886.9 miCedar City, UT
ChandlerAZ1 h 5599.2 miCasa Grande, AZ
DenverCO10 h 14654.5 miGallup, NM
Fort CollinsCO11 h703.6 miFarmington, NM
GilbertAZ1 h 56100.4 miCasa Grande, AZ
Henderson (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NV6 h 17377.3 miWickenburg, AZ
Las VegasNV6 h 31390.9 miPrescott, AZ
MesaAZ2 h 02105.9 miEloy, AZ
Missoula (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MT16 h 581086.2 miNephi, UT
PhoenixAZ2 h 15116.7 miChandler, AZ
RenoNV11 h 42748.6 miHenderson, NV
Salt Lake CityUT9 h 48627.6 miFlagstaff, AZ
ScottsdaleAZ2 h 12114.1 miGilbert, AZ
West — 24 guides
AnaheimCA7 h 02450.4 miYuma, AZ
BakersfieldCA8 h 27541.0 miBlythe, CA
Chula VistaCA6 h 26386.0 miYuma, AZ
Eugene (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OR17 h 201109.9 miTonopah, NV
Fremont (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA11 h 59767.3 miBaker, CA
Fresno (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA9 h 47626.0 miBaker, CA
Huntington BeachCA7 h 05452.9 miYuma, AZ
IrvineCA7 h 23442.6 miYuma, AZ
Long BeachCA7 h 17466.2 miYuma, AZ
Los AngelesCA7 h 25474.1 miYuma, AZ
Modesto (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA11 h 15720.1 miBaker, CA
OaklandCA12 h 21790.5 miBarstow, CA
OxnardCA8 h 19532.7 miBlythe, CA
Portland (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OR18 h 241177.6 miEly, NV
RiversideCA7 h 01421.0 miBlythe, CA
Sacramento (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA12 h 12781.0 miBaker, CA
San DiegoCA6 h 31391.1 miYuma, AZ
San FranciscoCA12 h 27797.1 miBarstow, CA
San Jose (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA11 h 48755.0 miBaker, CA
Santa AnaCA7 h 26446.1 miYuma, AZ
Seattle (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)WA20 h 111291.6 miBattle Mountain, NV
Spokane (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)WA18 h 321186.1 miEly, NV
Stockton (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA11 h 40746.7 miBaker, CA
Tacoma (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)WA19 h 541273.2 miBattle Mountain, NV

Closest cities to Tucson

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

CityDriveDistanceGuide
Chandler, AZ1 h 5599.2 miTucson–Chandler →
Gilbert, AZ1 h 56100.4 miTucson–Gilbert →
Mesa, AZ2 h 02105.9 miTucson–Mesa →
Scottsdale, AZ2 h 12114.1 miTucson–Scottsdale →
Phoenix, AZ2 h 15116.7 miTucson–Phoenix →
El Paso, TX4 h 46286.2 micalculator
Albuquerque, NM5 h 43343.1 miTucson–Albuquerque →
Henderson, NV6 h 17377.3 micalculator

Tucson quick facts

Tucson anchors the Tucson AZ metro and sits at 32.2226° N, 110.9747° W in the America/Phoenix timezone — handy context when one of you is crossing zones for the meet.

Population542,000
Metro (CBSA)Tucson AZ
Coordinates32.2226, -110.9747
TimezoneAmerica/Phoenix
Main airportTUS
Elevation2,389 ft
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Common questions

How is halfway from Tucson 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 Tucson use the same estimated drive-time model, so numbers are comparable across pairs.
What is the most central city to meet someone from Tucson?
Mesa — the meeting town Eloy, AZ is about 1 h 35 from Tucson and 1 h 27 from Mesa, the smallest longest-leg of any pair from Tucson.
What is the longest drive with a halfway guide from Tucson?
Portland, at an estimated 38 h 34 and 2467.9 mi one way — the guide's first meeting town is Quincy, IL.
Can I meet two people from Tucson 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 Tucson

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. 128 corridors from Tucson:

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.