Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Madrid
The best meeting cities between Los Angeles and Madrid, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Los Angeles (LAX) and Madrid (MAD) are 9,385 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 54.60°, -64.88°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,693 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 Los Angeles and Madrid
1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)
3,973 km / 5,551 kmCanada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
2. New York, United States (JFK)
3,974 km / 5,761 kmA meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.
3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
3,494 km / 6,058 kmCanada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.
4. Chicago, United States (ORD)
2,802 km / 6,745 kmA central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.
5. Miami, United States (MIA)
3,763 km / 7,106 kmA subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
6. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
6,926 km / 2,890 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 Los Angeles and Madrid?
The geographic midpoint of the 9,385 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Madrid (MAD) lies near 54.60°, -64.88° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,693 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Los Angeles and Madrid?
Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 3,973 km from Los Angeles and 5,551 km from Madrid. 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 Los Angeles and Madrid?
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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