Texas to New Mexico
Distance from El Paso to Las Cruces
Straight-line distance
39.2mi
El Paso, TX and Las Cruces, NM are 39.2 miles (63.0 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (328°).
- kilometers
- 63.0
- nautical miles
- 34.0
- heading from El Paso
- 328° NNW
- heading from Las Cruces
- 147° SSE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Las Cruces
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Las Cruces is 39.2 miles, 63.0 km or 34.0 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 39.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 39.2
- Kilometers
- 63.0
- Nautical miles
- 34.0
- Bearing from El Paso
- 327.7° NNW
- Bearing arriving at Las Cruces
- 327.5°
- Bearing from Las Cruces
- 147.5° SSE
Halfway between El Paso and Las Cruces
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.087226, -106.609930 (32°05'14.01"N 106°36'35.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Anthony, NM, with 8,910 residents, 5.2 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, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Las Cruces 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 10 h 02 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
El Paso has 5.8 times the population of Las Cruces. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Las Cruces by +4.7%. The trip crosses from Texas into New Mexico.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Las Cruces, NM116,998 (+4.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Las Cruces?
39.2 miles, 63.0 km or 34.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Las Cruces from El Paso?
NNW. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 327.7° and arrives at Las Cruces on 327.5°. The return trip starts on 147.5°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Las Cruces?
The midpoint is at 32.087226, -106.609930. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Anthony, NM, 5.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Las Cruces?
Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Las Cruces?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 116,998 for Las Cruces, 5.8 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.