Where to Meet Halfway Between Dublin and New York
The best meeting cities between Dublin and New York, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Dublin (DUB) and New York (JFK) are 5,103 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 52.15°, -44.62°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 2,552 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 Dublin and New York
1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
1,498 km / 4,163 kmA small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
2. Montreal, Canada (YUL)
4,770 km / 537 kmCanada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
3. Porto, Portugal (OPO)
1,366 km / 5,333 kmA steep, tile-covered river city, and the home of port wine, with a straightforward metro line to the airport.
4. Lisbon, Portugal (LIS)
1,642 km / 5,404 kmA hilly, light-filled coastal capital that's become one of Europe's fastest-growing city breaks.
5. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)
138 km / 5,078 kmNorthern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.
6. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)
297 km / 5,162 kmScotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
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Where is the halfway point between Dublin and New York?
The geographic midpoint of the 5,103 km great-circle route between Dublin (DUB) and New York (JFK) lies near 52.15°, -44.62° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 2,552 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Dublin and New York?
Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 1,498 km from Dublin 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 Dublin 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: Dublin guide · New York guide · all meeting-point pages