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Where to Meet Halfway Between London and Melbourne

The best meeting cities between London and Melbourne, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

London (LHR) and Melbourne (MEL) are 16,909 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 20.76°, 93.08°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,454 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 London and Melbourne

  1. 1. Male, Maldives (MLE)

    8,539 km / 8,671 km

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

    Male guideMLE airport

  2. 2. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)

    8,715 km / 8,358 km

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

    Colombo guideCMB airport

  3. 3. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    8,861 km / 8,566 km

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

    Seoul guideICN airport

  4. 4. Beijing, China (PEK)

    8,153 km / 9,113 km

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

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  5. 5. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,241 km / 8,017 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  6. 6. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    9,532 km / 8,078 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 London and Melbourne?

The geographic midpoint of the 16,909 km great-circle route between London (LHR) and Melbourne (MEL) lies near 20.76°, 93.08° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,454 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between London and Melbourne?

Male (MLE) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,539 km from London and 8,671 km from Melbourne. The gateway to the Maldives' resort islands, and a genuine paradise stopover in the Indian Ocean.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from London and Melbourne?

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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