Where to Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Copenhagen
The best meeting cities between Chicago and Copenhagen, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Chicago (ORD) and Copenhagen (CPH) are 6,854 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 60.45°, -46.96°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 3,427 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 Chicago and Copenhagen
1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
4,726 km / 2,144 kmA small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
2. Montreal, Canada (YUL)
1,201 km / 5,802 kmCanada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
3. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)
5,846 km / 1,200 kmNorthern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.
4. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
5,896 km / 1,242 kmA friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.
5. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)
5,899 km / 1,067 kmScotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
6. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)
5,957 km / 1,001 kmA castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.
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Where is the halfway point between Chicago and Copenhagen?
The geographic midpoint of the 6,854 km great-circle route between Chicago (ORD) and Copenhagen (CPH) lies near 60.45°, -46.96° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 3,427 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Chicago and Copenhagen?
Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,726 km from Chicago and 2,144 km from Copenhagen. 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 Chicago and Copenhagen?
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: Chicago guide · Copenhagen guide · all meeting-point pages