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Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Melbourne

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

Los Angeles (LAX) and Melbourne (MEL) are 12,758 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near -2.81°, -165.27°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 6,379 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 Los Angeles and Melbourne

  1. 1. Tokyo, Japan (HND)

    8,812 km / 8,159 km

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

    Tokyo guideHND airport

  2. 2. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    9,221 km / 8,078 km

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

    Osaka guideKIX airport

  3. 3. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    9,625 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. Honolulu, United States (HNL)

    4,108 km / 8,875 km

    A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.

    Honolulu guideHNL airport

  5. 5. Beijing, China (PEK)

    10,037 km / 9,113 km

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

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  6. 6. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    10,415 km / 8,017 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Melbourne?

The geographic midpoint of the 12,758 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Melbourne (MEL) lies near -2.81°, -165.27° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 6,379 km.

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

Tokyo (HND) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,812 km from Los Angeles and 8,159 km from Melbourne. 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 Los Angeles 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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