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Where to Meet Halfway Between Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro

The best meeting cities between Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Reykjavik (KEF) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG) are 9,817 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 20.86°, -36.63°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,908 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 Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro

  1. 1. Havana, Cuba (HAV)

    6,266 km / 6,623 km

    A time-capsule Caribbean capital, unlike anywhere else most travelers will have visited.

    Havana guideHAV airport

  2. 2. Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    6,669 km / 6,792 km

    Mexico's Caribbean resort gateway, and a straightforward beach-first meeting point.

    Cancún guideCUN airport

  3. 3. Miami, United States (MIA)

    5,890 km / 6,717 km

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

    Miami guideMIA airport

  4. 4. Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)

    7,415 km / 7,666 km

    A vast, high-altitude capital with one of the world's richest concentrations of museums.

    Mexico City guideMEX airport

  5. 5. Marrakech, Morocco (RAK)

    3,741 km / 7,118 km

    A walled desert-edge city, and the classic gateway to Morocco's medinas and mountains.

    Marrakech guideRAK airport

  6. 6. Panama City, Panama (PTY)

    7,531 km / 5,295 km

    The narrowest crossing point between two oceans, and a genuine hemispheric meeting point.

    Panama City guidePTY airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro?

The geographic midpoint of the 9,817 km great-circle route between Reykjavik (KEF) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG) lies near 20.86°, -36.63° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,908 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro?

Havana (HAV) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 6,266 km from Reykjavik and 6,623 km from Rio de Janeiro. A time-capsule Caribbean capital, unlike anywhere else most travelers will have visited.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro?

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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