New Mexico to Texas
Distance from Albuquerque to El Paso
Straight-line distance
225.4mi
Albuquerque, NM and El Paso, TX are 225.4 miles (362.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading S (177°).
- kilometers
- 362.7
- nautical miles
- 195.8
- heading from Albuquerque
- 177° S
- heading from El Paso
- 357° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Albuquerque is from El Paso
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and El Paso is 225.4 miles, 362.7 km or 195.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 225.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 225.4
- Kilometers
- 362.7
- Nautical miles
- 195.8
- Bearing from Albuquerque
- 176.8° S
- Bearing arriving at El Paso
- 176.9°
- Bearing from El Paso
- 356.9° N
Halfway between Albuquerque and El Paso
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.476347, -106.536922 (33°28'34.85"N 106°32'12.92"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tularosa, NM, with 2,632 residents, 40.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Albuquerque gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and El Paso 14 h 14 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 10 h 04 min. Albuquerque is 3.26° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
El Paso has 1.2 times the population of Albuquerque. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and El Paso by +0.3%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Texas.
- 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
- 02El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Albuquerque from El Paso?
225.4 miles, 362.7 km or 195.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is El Paso from Albuquerque?
S. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 176.8° and arrives at El Paso on 176.9°. The return trip starts on 356.9°.
What is halfway between Albuquerque and El Paso?
The midpoint is at 33.476347, -106.536922. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tularosa, NM, 40.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and El Paso?
Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Albuquerque or El Paso?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 560,326 for Albuquerque, 1.2 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.