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Where to Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Reykjavik

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

Chicago (ORD) and Reykjavik (KEF) are 4,726 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 57.24°, -64.64°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 2,363 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 Reykjavik

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    1,201 km / 3,728 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)

    1,188 km / 4,163 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  3. 3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    701 km / 4,171 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  4. 4. Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

    2,831 km / 5,685 km

    A mountain-and-ocean Pacific city, and a common gateway between Asia and North America.

    Vancouver guideYVR airport

  5. 5. Miami, United States (MIA)

    1,930 km / 5,890 km

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

    Miami guideMIA airport

  6. 6. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)

    5,846 km / 1,385 km

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

    Belfast guideBFS airport

Check real arrival times

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

Compare ORD and KEF flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Chicago and Reykjavik?

The geographic midpoint of the 4,726 km great-circle route between Chicago (ORD) and Reykjavik (KEF) lies near 57.24°, -64.64° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 2,363 km.

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

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 1,201 km from Chicago and 3,728 km from Reykjavik. 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 Chicago and Reykjavik?

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 · Reykjavik guide · all meeting-point pages