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Where to Meet Halfway Between San Francisco and Tel Aviv

The best meeting cities between San Francisco and Tel Aviv, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

San Francisco (SFO) and Tel Aviv (TLV) are 11,921 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 73.96°, -34.13°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 5,961 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 San Francisco and Tel Aviv

  1. 1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    6,748 km / 5,276 km

    A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  2. 2. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    8,692 km / 8,894 km

    Japan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.

    Osaka guideKIX airport

  3. 3. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)

    8,094 km / 4,078 km

    Northern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.

    Belfast guideBFS airport

  4. 4. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)

    8,086 km / 4,027 km

    Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.

    Glasgow guideGLA airport

  5. 5. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)

    8,128 km / 3,970 km

    A castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.

    Edinburgh guideEDI airport

  6. 6. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    9,085 km / 8,039 km

    A high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.

    Seoul guideICN airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between San Francisco and Tel Aviv?

The geographic midpoint of the 11,921 km great-circle route between San Francisco (SFO) and Tel Aviv (TLV) lies near 73.96°, -34.13° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 5,961 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between San Francisco and Tel Aviv?

Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 6,748 km from San Francisco and 5,276 km from Tel Aviv. 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 San Francisco and Tel Aviv?

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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