#1
Best Places to Meet Halfway Between Abu Dhabi and New York
Best overall match
Amman, Jordan
Best overall balance of travel time, flight price, weather, hotel cost and flight availability.
✈ Abu Dhabi 2h 40m
✈ New York 11h 40m
From €1505 combined
The Best Meeting Point for Abu Dhabi and New York: Amman, Jordan
27 destinations can be reached directly from both Abu Dhabi and New York on the same outbound and return dates. Amman, Jordan is our best overall match, while Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic) has the shortest travel time, New Delhi, India has the cheapest flights, Washington, United States has the best weather, New Delhi, India has the lowest hotel costs, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia offers the most matching flight options . You can also search all 27 matching destinations with our destination finder .
Best by Category
Shortest travel time
Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic)
5h 40m from Abu Dhabi ·
8h 20m from New York
Cheapest flights
New Delhi, India
From €1294 combined
Best weather
Washington, United States
22°C
Cheapest hotels
New Delhi, India
€18/night
Most flight options
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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New Delhi, India
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Washington, United States
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Cairo, Egypt
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Boston, United States
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Toronto, Canada
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Atlanta, United States
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Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic)
#11
Charlotte, United States
#12
Warsaw, Poland
#13
Zurich, Switzerland
#14
Vienna, Austria
#15
Geneva, Switzerland
#16
Paris, France
#17
Frankfurt, Germany
#18
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Manchester, United Kingdom
#20
London, United Kingdom
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Munich, Germany
#22
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
#23
Berlin, Germany
#24
Dublin, Ireland
#25
Brussels, Belgium
#26
Tokyo, Japan
#27
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frequently Asked Questions
Why direct flights from both cities instead of a geographic midpoint?
A map midpoint between Abu Dhabi and New York is usually a town neither of you can reach easily. We instead show real destinations both cities fly to directly, which is normally faster and cheaper than meeting at the literal halfway point.
Where can someone from Abu Dhabi and someone from New York meet halfway?
Any destination on this page works as a meet-in-the-middle point: both Abu Dhabi and New York have a direct flight to it, so you arrive in the same place without changing planes. Open the finder to see every shared date, sorted by weather and combined flight cost.
How are the destinations ranked?
Each shared destination is scored on the weather forecast across the trip and the combined flight value from both cities. The finder lets you re-rank and filter by budget, trip length and travel dates.
We live in different countries. Where should we meet between Abu Dhabi and New York?
Every option here is reachable on a direct flight from both Abu Dhabi and New York, including international routes, so a cross-border meet-up needs no connections on either side.
Can we search from New York and Abu Dhabi instead?
The order does not matter. Abu Dhabi to New York and New York to Abu Dhabi produce the same destinations, since a direct route works both ways.