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Where to Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Dublin

The best meeting cities between Chicago and Dublin, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Chicago (ORD) and Dublin (DUB) are 5,896 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 55.33°, -52.52°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 2,948 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 Dublin

  1. 1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    4,726 km / 1,498 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  2. 2. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    1,201 km / 4,770 km

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

    Montreal guideYUL airport

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

    1,188 km / 5,103 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  4. 4. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    701 km / 5,261 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  5. 5. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)

    5,846 km / 138 km

    Northern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.

    Belfast guideBFS airport

  6. 6. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)

    5,899 km / 297 km

    Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.

    Glasgow guideGLA airport

Check real arrival times

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

Compare ORD and DUB flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Chicago and Dublin?

The geographic midpoint of the 5,896 km great-circle route between Chicago (ORD) and Dublin (DUB) lies near 55.33°, -52.52° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 2,948 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Chicago and Dublin?

Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,726 km from Chicago and 1,498 km from Dublin. 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 Dublin?

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.

Related meeting pairs

More on both ends of this trip: Chicago guide · Dublin guide · all meeting-point pages