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Where to Meet Halfway Between Budapest and San Francisco

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

Budapest (BUD) and San Francisco (SFO) are 9,819 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 69.83°, -64.32°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,910 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 Budapest and San Francisco

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    6,670 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. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    3,115 km / 6,748 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

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

    7,016 km / 4,152 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  4. 4. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    7,154 km / 3,627 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  5. 5. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    8,907 km / 8,692 km

    Japan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.

    Osaka guideKIX airport

  6. 6. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    7,769 km / 2,964 km

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

    Chicago guideORD airport

Check real arrival times

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

Compare BUD and SFO flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Budapest and San Francisco?

The geographic midpoint of the 9,819 km great-circle route between Budapest (BUD) and San Francisco (SFO) lies near 69.83°, -64.32° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,910 km.

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

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 6,670 km from Budapest 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 Budapest 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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