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Where to Meet Halfway Between Edinburgh and Sydney

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

Edinburgh (EDI) and Sydney (SYD) are 16,890 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 33.80°, 114.58°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,445 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 Edinburgh and Sydney

  1. 1. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    8,598 km / 8,343 km

    A high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.

    Seoul guideICN airport

  2. 2. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)

    8,927 km / 8,763 km

    Sri Lanka's commercial capital, and the main gateway to the island's beaches, tea country, and wildlife.

    Colombo guideCMB airport

  3. 3. Male, Maldives (MLE)

    8,808 km / 9,137 km

    The gateway to the Maldives' resort islands, and a genuine paradise stopover in the Indian Ocean.

    Male guideMLE airport

  4. 4. Beijing, China (PEK)

    7,935 km / 8,965 km

    China's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  5. 5. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,033 km / 7,865 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  6. 6. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    9,229 km / 7,782 km

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

    Osaka guideKIX airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Edinburgh and Sydney?

The geographic midpoint of the 16,890 km great-circle route between Edinburgh (EDI) and Sydney (SYD) lies near 33.80°, 114.58° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,445 km.

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

Seoul (ICN) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,598 km from Edinburgh and 8,343 km from Sydney. A high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.

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

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: Edinburgh guide · Sydney guide · all meeting-point pages