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Where to Meet Halfway Between London and San Francisco

The best meeting cities between London and San Francisco, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

London (LHR) and San Francisco (SFO) are 8,616 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 63.23°, -73.57°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,308 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 San Francisco

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    5,214 km / 4,076 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)

    5,540 km / 4,152 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  3. 3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    5,707 km / 3,627 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  4. 4. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    6,344 km / 2,964 km

    A central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.

    Chicago guideORD airport

  5. 5. Miami, United States (MIA)

    7,109 km / 4,154 km

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

    Miami guideMIA airport

  6. 6. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    1,895 km / 6,748 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

Check real arrival times

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

Compare LHR and SFO flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between London and San Francisco?

The geographic midpoint of the 8,616 km great-circle route between London (LHR) and San Francisco (SFO) lies near 63.23°, -73.57° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,308 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between London and San Francisco?

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,214 km from London and 4,076 km from San Francisco. 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 San Francisco?

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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