Texas
Distance from El Paso to Lubbock
Straight-line distance
289.4mi
El Paso, TX and Lubbock, TX are 289.4 miles (465.7 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (65°).
- kilometers
- 465.7
- nautical miles
- 251.5
- heading from El Paso
- 65° ENE
- heading from Lubbock
- 247° WSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Lubbock
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Lubbock is 289.4 miles, 465.7 km or 251.5 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 289.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 289.4
- Kilometers
- 465.7
- Nautical miles
- 251.5
- Bearing from El Paso
- 64.6° ENE
- Bearing arriving at Lubbock
- 67.1°
- Bearing from Lubbock
- 247.1° WSW
Halfway between El Paso and Lubbock
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.725321, -104.181827 (32°43'31.16"N 104°10'54.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Artesia, NM, with 12,550 residents, 16.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
El Paso uses America/Denver and Lubbock uses America/Chicago; Lubbock is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Lubbock 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 9 h 56 min. Lubbock is 1.71° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
El Paso has 2.5 times the population of Lubbock. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Lubbock by +5.4%. Both are in Texas.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Lubbock?
289.4 miles, 465.7 km or 251.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Lubbock from El Paso?
ENE. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 64.6° and arrives at Lubbock on 67.1°. The return trip starts on 247.1°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Lubbock?
The midpoint is at 32.725321, -104.181827. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Artesia, NM, 16.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Lubbock?
El Paso uses America/Denver and Lubbock uses America/Chicago; Lubbock is 1 hour ahead all year.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Lubbock?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 272,086 for Lubbock, 2.5 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.