Where to Meet Halfway Between London and Los Angeles
The best meeting cities between London and Los Angeles, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
London (LHR) and Los Angeles (LAX) are 8,760 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 60.15°, -72.74°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,380 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 London and Los Angeles
1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)
5,214 km / 3,973 kmCanada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
2. New York, United States (JFK)
5,540 km / 3,974 kmA meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.
3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
5,707 km / 3,494 kmCanada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.
4. Chicago, United States (ORD)
6,344 km / 2,802 kmA central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.
5. Miami, United States (MIA)
7,109 km / 3,763 kmA subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
6. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
1,895 km / 6,926 kmA small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
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Where is the halfway point between London and Los Angeles?
The geographic midpoint of the 8,760 km great-circle route between London (LHR) and Los Angeles (LAX) lies near 60.15°, -72.74° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,380 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between London and Los Angeles?
Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,214 km from London and 3,973 km from Los Angeles. 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 London and Los Angeles?
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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