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Where to Meet Halfway Between Belfast and New York

The best meeting cities between Belfast and New York, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Belfast (BFS) and New York (JFK) are 5,078 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 52.74°, -45.15°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 2,539 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 Belfast and New York

  1. 1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    1,385 km / 4,163 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  2. 2. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    4,732 km / 537 km

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

    Montreal guideYUL airport

  3. 3. Porto, Portugal (OPO)

    1,502 km / 5,333 km

    A steep, tile-covered river city, and the home of port wine, with a straightforward metro line to the airport.

    Porto guideOPO airport

  4. 4. Lisbon, Portugal (LIS)

    1,779 km / 5,404 km

    A hilly, light-filled coastal capital that's become one of Europe's fastest-growing city breaks.

    Lisbon guideLIS airport

  5. 5. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    138 km / 5,103 km

    A friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.

    Dublin guideDUB airport

  6. 6. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    5,220 km / 589 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Belfast and New York?

The geographic midpoint of the 5,078 km great-circle route between Belfast (BFS) and New York (JFK) lies near 52.74°, -45.15° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 2,539 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Belfast and New York?

Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 1,385 km from Belfast and 4,163 km from New York. A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Belfast and New York?

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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More on both ends of this trip: Belfast guide · New York guide · all meeting-point pages