Where to meet halfway between Battersea and Camden
The fairest place is Leicester Square — 22 minutes from Battersea and 17 from Camden, a difference of 5 minutes. Battersea and Camden are 6.6 km apart on the map, which is the part that turns out not to matter.
Leicester Square has 211 pubs and bars, 265 cafés and 590 restaurants nearby — see what's there.
The options, ranked
| Meet at | From Battersea | From Camden |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester Square | 22 mindirect | 17 mindirect |
| Kennington | 17 mindirect | 25 mindirect |
| Embankment | 21 mindirect | 19 mindirect |
| Waterloo | 19 mindirect | 21 mindirect |
Only places within reach of both are listed — anything meaningfully worse than Leicester Square is left off rather than padded in.
Why not the actual midpoint?
The geographic midpoint of Battersea and Camden is near Green Park. Meeting there costs whoever is travelling furthest an extra 5 minutes; Leicester Square is fairer once you count real journey times. London's transport map is not its geography: the Thames splits it, and half the Tube lines don't cross it.
Where the answer changes
- if you want it as even as possible Embankment
- at lunchtime on a weekday Embankment
Getting home
Both of you can still get the last train home from Leicester Square, the longer trip back taking about 19 minutes.
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