Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Paris
The best meeting cities between Los Angeles and Paris, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Los Angeles (LAX) and Paris (CDG) are 9,103 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 60.35°, -69.60°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,551 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 Paris
1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)
3,973 km / 5,523 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 / 5,834 kmA meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.
3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
3,494 km / 6,020 kmCanada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.
4. Chicago, United States (ORD)
2,802 km / 6,665 kmA central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.
5. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
6,926 km / 2,241 kmA small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
6. Miami, United States (MIA)
3,763 km / 7,371 kmA subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
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Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Paris?
The geographic midpoint of the 9,103 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Paris (CDG) lies near 60.35°, -69.60° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,551 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Los Angeles and Paris?
Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 3,973 km from Los Angeles and 5,523 km from Paris. 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 Paris?
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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