Where to meet halfway between Ealing and Walthamstow
The fairest place is Oxford Circus — 26 minutes from Ealing and 29 from Walthamstow, a difference of 3 minutes. Ealing and Walthamstow are 20.9 km apart on the map, which is the part that turns out not to matter.
Oxford Circus has 91 pubs and bars, 113 cafés and 227 restaurants nearby — see what’s there.
The options, ranked
| Meet at | From Ealing | From Walthamstow |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Circus Map ↗ | 26 min1 change | 29 mindirect |
| Farringdon Map ↗ | 25 mindirect | 31 min1 change |
| Mornington Crescent Map ↗ | 32 min1 change | 31 min1 change |
| Highbury & Islington Map ↗ | 37 min1 change | 21 mindirect |
Only places within reach of both are listed — anything meaningfully worse than Oxford Circus is left off rather than padded in.
Why not the actual midpoint?
The geographic midpoint of Ealing and Walthamstow is near Belsize Park (Map ↗). Meeting there costs whoever is travelling furthest an extra 9 minutes; Oxford Circus 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 Bond Street Map ↗
- at lunchtime on a weekday Euston Map ↗
Getting home
Both of you can still get the last train home from Oxford Circus, the longer trip back taking about 31 minutes.
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