#1
Best Places to Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Edmonton
Best overall match
Las Vegas, United States
Best overall balance of travel time, flight price, weather, hotel cost and flight availability.
✈ Chicago 3h 20m
✈ Edmonton 2h 40m
From €494 combined
The Best Meeting Point for Chicago and Edmonton: Las Vegas, United States
12 destinations can be reached directly from both Chicago and Edmonton on the same outbound and return dates. Las Vegas, United States is our best overall match, while Minneapolis, United States has the shortest travel time, Atlanta, United States has the cheapest flights, Phoenix, United States has the best weather, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico has the lowest hotel costs, and Palm Springs, United States offers the most matching flight options . You can also search all 12 matching destinations with our destination finder .
Best by Category
Shortest travel time
Minneapolis, United States
1h from Chicago · 2h 40m from
Edmonton
Cheapest flights
Atlanta, United States
From €312 combined
Best weather
Phoenix, United States
26°C
Cheapest hotels
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
€30/night
Most flight options
Palm Springs, United States
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Phoenix, United States
#3
Palm Springs, United States
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#4
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
#5
Orlando, United States
#6
Atlanta, United States
#7
Toronto, Canada
#8
Denver, United States
#9
Seattle, United States
#10
San Francisco, United States
#11
Minneapolis, United States
#12
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why direct flights from both cities instead of a geographic midpoint?
A map midpoint between Chicago and Edmonton 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 Chicago and someone from Edmonton meet halfway?
Any destination on this page works as a meet-in-the-middle point: both Chicago and Edmonton 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 Chicago and Edmonton?
Every option here is reachable on a direct flight from both Chicago and Edmonton, including international routes, so a cross-border meet-up needs no connections on either side.
Can we search from Edmonton and Chicago instead?
The order does not matter. Chicago to Edmonton and Edmonton to Chicago produce the same destinations, since a direct route works both ways.