Where to Meet Halfway Between New York and Stockholm
The best meeting cities between New York and Stockholm, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
New York (JFK) and Stockholm (ARN) are 6,292 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 59.30°, -39.60°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 3,146 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 Stockholm
1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)
4,163 km / 2,143 kmA small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
2. Porto, Portugal (OPO)
5,333 km / 2,744 kmA steep, tile-covered river city, and the home of port wine, with a straightforward metro line to the airport.
3. Lisbon, Portugal (LIS)
5,404 km / 2,998 kmA hilly, light-filled coastal capital that's become one of Europe's fastest-growing city breaks.
4. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)
5,078 km / 1,547 kmNorthern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.
5. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
5,103 km / 1,625 kmA friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.
6. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)
5,162 km / 1,383 kmScotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
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Where is the halfway point between New York and Stockholm?
The geographic midpoint of the 6,292 km great-circle route between New York (JFK) and Stockholm (ARN) lies near 59.30°, -39.60° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 3,146 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between New York and Stockholm?
Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,163 km from New York and 2,143 km from Stockholm. A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from New York and Stockholm?
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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More on both ends of this trip: New York guide · Stockholm guide · all meeting-point pages