Where to Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Perth
The best meeting cities between Chicago and Perth, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Chicago (ORD) and Perth (PER) are 17,630 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 22.06°, 176.67°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,815 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 Chicago and Perth
1. Tokyo, Japan (HND)
10,124 km / 7,905 kmAn extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.
2. Osaka, Japan (KIX)
10,449 km / 7,650 kmJapan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.
3. Beijing, China (PEK)
10,563 km / 8,009 kmChina's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.
4. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
10,519 km / 7,794 kmA high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.
5. Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
9,924 km / 11,089 kmA Mediterranean beach city, and Israel's main gateway for international arrivals.
6. Cairo, Egypt (CAI)
9,875 km / 11,264 kmGateway to the Pyramids of Giza and one of the ancient world's most concentrated collections of history.
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Where is the halfway point between Chicago and Perth?
The geographic midpoint of the 17,630 km great-circle route between Chicago (ORD) and Perth (PER) lies near 22.06°, 176.67° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,815 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Chicago and Perth?
Tokyo (HND) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 10,124 km from Chicago and 7,905 km from Perth. An extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Chicago and Perth?
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: Chicago guide · Perth guide · all meeting-point pages