Where to meet halfway between Battersea and Richmond
The fairest place is Gloucester Road — 36 minutes from Battersea and 34 from Richmond, a difference of 2 minutes. Battersea and Richmond are 11.2 km apart on the map, which is the part that turns out not to matter.
Gloucester Road has 14 pubs and bars, 35 cafés and 76 restaurants nearby — see what’s there.
The options, ranked
| Meet at | From Battersea | From Richmond |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Road Map ↗ | 36 min1 change | 34 mindirect |
| Victoria Map ↗ | 28 min1 change | 40 mindirect |
| Barons Court Map ↗ | 43 min1 change | 28 mindirect |
| Camden Town Map ↗ | 32 mindirect | 43 mindirect |
Only places within reach of both are listed — anything meaningfully worse than Gloucester Road is left off rather than padded in.
Why not the actual midpoint?
The geographic midpoint of Battersea and Richmond is near Putney Bridge (Map ↗). Meeting there costs whoever is travelling furthest an extra 12 minutes; Gloucester Road 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 both want the fastest trip Embankment Map ↗
- at lunchtime on a weekday Earls Court Map ↗
Getting home
Both of you can still get the last train home from Gloucester Road, the longer trip back taking about 33 minutes.
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