Where to meet halfway between Ealing and Peckham
The fairest place is Whitechapel — 30 minutes from Ealing and 23 from Peckham, a difference of 7 minutes. Ealing and Peckham are 16.8 km apart on the map, which is the part that turns out not to matter.
Whitechapel has 7 pubs and bars, 27 cafés and 19 restaurants nearby — see what’s there.
The options, ranked
| Meet at | From Ealing | From Peckham |
|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel Map ↗ | 30 mindirect | 23 mindirect |
| Tottenham Court Road Map ↗ | 22 mindirect | 31 min1 change |
| Southwark Map ↗ | 31 min1 change | 27 min1 change |
| Earls Court Map ↗ | 27 mindirect | 32 min1 change |
Only places within reach of both are listed — anything meaningfully worse than Whitechapel is left off rather than padded in.
Why not the actual midpoint?
The geographic midpoint of Ealing and Peckham is near Gloucester Road (Map ↗). Meeting there costs whoever is travelling furthest an extra 8 minutes; Whitechapel 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 Tottenham Court Road Map ↗
Getting home
Both of you can still get the last train home from Whitechapel, the longer trip back taking about 28 minutes.
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