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Where to Meet Halfway Between New York and Reykjavik

The best meeting cities between New York and Reykjavik, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

New York (JFK) and Reykjavik (KEF) are 4,163 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 54.91°, -55.49°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 2,082 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 New York and Reykjavik

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    537 km / 3,728 km

    Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.

    Montreal guideYUL airport

  2. 2. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    589 km / 4,171 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  3. 3. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    1,188 km / 4,726 km

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

    Chicago guideORD airport

  4. 4. Porto, Portugal (OPO)

    5,333 km / 2,683 km

    A steep, tile-covered river city, and the home of port wine, with a straightforward metro line to the airport.

    Porto guideOPO airport

  5. 5. Lisbon, Portugal (LIS)

    5,404 km / 2,940 km

    A hilly, light-filled coastal capital that's become one of Europe's fastest-growing city breaks.

    Lisbon guideLIS airport

  6. 6. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    5,103 km / 1,498 km

    A friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.

    Dublin guideDUB airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between New York and Reykjavik?

The geographic midpoint of the 4,163 km great-circle route between New York (JFK) and Reykjavik (KEF) lies near 54.91°, -55.49° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 2,082 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between New York and Reykjavik?

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 537 km from New York and 3,728 km from Reykjavik. 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 New York and Reykjavik?

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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