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Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Los Angeles
We found 61 destinations which have direct flights and matching dates from both Chicago and Los Angeles in the next 6 months. Book together & Meet On Arrival.
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Each destination is ranked based on latest weather forecast data, combined flight time, and combined flight cost: making it easier to pick somewhere that works for both of you.
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Sacramento, United States
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Phoenix, United States
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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San Jose, United States
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Detroit, United States
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Salt Lake City, United States
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Palm Springs, United States
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Nashville, United States
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Atlanta, United States
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Reno, United States
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Albuquerque, United States
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Pittsburgh, United States
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San Antonio, United States
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Toronto, Canada
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Louisville, United States
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New Orleans, United States
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Portland, United States
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Memphis, United States
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Dallas, United States
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Charleston, United States
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Washington, United States
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Baltimore, United States
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Philadelphia, United States
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Charlotte, United States
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Orlando, United States
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Richmond, United States
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Montreal, Canada
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San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
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San Francisco, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Why direct flights from both cities instead of a geographic midpoint?
A map midpoint between Chicago and Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles meet halfway?
Any destination on this page works as a meet-in-the-middle point: both Chicago and Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?
Every option here is reachable on a direct flight from both Chicago and Los Angeles, including international routes, so a cross-border meet-up needs no connections on either side.
Can we search from Los Angeles and Chicago instead?
The order does not matter. Chicago to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Chicago produce the same destinations, since a direct route works both ways.