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Where to Meet Halfway Between Amsterdam and San Francisco

The best meeting cities between Amsterdam and San Francisco, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Amsterdam (AMS) and San Francisco (SFO) are 8,786 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 65.28°, -73.33°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,393 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 San Francisco

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    5,503 km / 4,076 km

    Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.

    Montreal guideYUL airport

  2. 2. New York, United States (JFK)

    5,848 km / 4,152 km

    A meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.

    New York guideJFK airport

  3. 3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    5,990 km / 3,627 km

    Canada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  4. 4. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    6,612 km / 2,964 km

    A central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.

    Chicago guideORD airport

  5. 5. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    2,038 km / 6,748 km

    A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  6. 6. Miami, United States (MIA)

    7,443 km / 4,154 km

    A subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    Miami guideMIA airport

Check real arrival times

Compare live schedules from AMS and SFO for your date and see which flight pair lands closest together.

Compare AMS and SFO flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Amsterdam and San Francisco?

The geographic midpoint of the 8,786 km great-circle route between Amsterdam (AMS) and San Francisco (SFO) lies near 65.28°, -73.33° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,393 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Amsterdam and San Francisco?

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,503 km from Amsterdam and 4,076 km from San Francisco. 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 San Francisco?

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.

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