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Where to Meet Halfway Between Auckland and Edinburgh

The best meeting cities between Auckland and Edinburgh, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Auckland (AKL) and Edinburgh (EDI) are 17,904 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 43.41°, 170.50°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,952 km flight. In practice the better meeting city is the one whose flights actually arrive together — the list below starts from distance, and the search underneath it checks real schedules for your date.

Best cities to meet between Auckland and Edinburgh

  1. 1. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    8,935 km / 9,229 km

    Japan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.

    Osaka guideKIX airport

  2. 2. Tokyo, Japan (HND)

    8,841 km / 9,259 km

    An extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.

    Tokyo guideHND airport

  3. 3. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,369 km / 9,033 km

    China's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  4. 4. Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)

    9,555 km / 9,604 km

    Southeast Asia's busiest hub, and a common midpoint for travelers meeting from opposite sides of the world.

    Bangkok guideBKK airport

  5. 5. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)

    9,170 km / 9,516 km

    A dense, vertical harbor city and one of Asia's most important long-haul hubs.

    Hong Kong guideHKG airport

  6. 6. Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)

    8,890 km / 9,605 km

    A friendly, night-market-driven capital, and an easy gateway to East Asia.

    Taipei guideTPE airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Auckland and Edinburgh?

The geographic midpoint of the 17,904 km great-circle route between Auckland (AKL) and Edinburgh (EDI) lies near 43.41°, 170.50° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,952 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Auckland and Edinburgh?

Osaka (KIX) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,935 km from Auckland and 9,229 km from Edinburgh. Japan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Auckland and Edinburgh?

Fly2Meet compares real departure schedules from both cities on a date you choose and ranks the flight pairs whose arrival times land closest together, so neither traveler waits long at the airport. It is free and needs no account.

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More on both ends of this trip: Auckland guide · Edinburgh guide · all meeting-point pages