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Where to Meet Halfway Between London and Sydney

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

London (LHR) and Sydney (SYD) are 17,021 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 28.73°, 104.74°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,510 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 Sydney

  1. 1. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)

    8,715 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

  2. 2. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    8,861 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

  3. 3. Beijing, China (PEK)

    8,153 km / 8,965 km

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

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  4. 4. Male, Maldives (MLE)

    8,539 km / 9,137 km

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

    Male guideMLE airport

  5. 5. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,241 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)

    9,532 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 London and Sydney?

The geographic midpoint of the 17,021 km great-circle route between London (LHR) and Sydney (SYD) lies near 28.73°, 104.74° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,510 km.

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

Colombo (CMB) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,715 km from London and 8,763 km from Sydney. Sri Lanka's commercial capital, and the main gateway to the island's beaches, tea country, and wildlife.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from London 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.

More on both ends of this trip: London guide · Sydney guide · all meeting-point pages