Where to Meet Halfway Between Amsterdam and Los Angeles
The best meeting cities between Amsterdam and Los Angeles, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Amsterdam (AMS) and Los Angeles (LAX) are 8,956 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 62.19°, -72.46°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,478 km flight. In practice the better meeting city is the one whose flights actually arrive together — the list below starts from distance, and the search underneath it checks real schedules for your date.
Best cities to meet between Amsterdam and Los Angeles
1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)
5,503 km / 3,973 kmCanada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
2. New York, United States (JFK)
5,848 km / 3,974 kmA meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.
3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
5,990 km / 3,494 kmCanada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.
4. Chicago, United States (ORD)
6,612 km / 2,802 kmA central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.
5. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
2,038 km / 6,926 kmA small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
6. Miami, United States (MIA)
7,443 km / 3,763 kmA subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
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Where is the halfway point between Amsterdam and Los Angeles?
The geographic midpoint of the 8,956 km great-circle route between Amsterdam (AMS) and Los Angeles (LAX) lies near 62.19°, -72.46° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,478 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Amsterdam and Los Angeles?
Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,503 km from Amsterdam and 3,973 km from Los Angeles. Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Amsterdam and Los Angeles?
Fly2Meet compares real departure schedules from both cities on a date you choose and ranks the flight pairs whose arrival times land closest together, so neither traveler waits long at the airport. It is free and needs no account.
More on both ends of this trip: Amsterdam guide · Los Angeles guide · all meeting-point pages