Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Osaka
The best meeting cities between Los Angeles and Osaka, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Los Angeles (LAX) and Osaka (KIX) are 9,221 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 48.57°, -171.36°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,611 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 Osaka
1. Honolulu, United States (HNL)
4,108 km / 6,614 kmA Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
2. Bergen, Norway (BGO)
8,350 km / 8,541 kmA fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.
3. Oslo, Norway (OSL)
8,580 km / 8,329 kmA fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.
4. Gothenburg, Sweden (GOT)
8,838 km / 8,479 kmSweden's second city, a canal-lined west-coast port with an easier pace than Stockholm.
5. Stockholm, Sweden (ARN)
8,863 km / 8,089 kmA Nordic capital spread across fourteen islands, and a natural gateway to Scandinavia.
6. Hamburg, Germany (HAM)
9,087 km / 8,900 kmGermany's great port city, and a relaxed northern European meeting point built around water.
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Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Osaka?
The geographic midpoint of the 9,221 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Osaka (KIX) lies near 48.57°, -171.36° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,611 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Los Angeles and Osaka?
Honolulu (HNL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,108 km from Los Angeles and 6,614 km from Osaka. A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Los Angeles and Osaka?
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: Los Angeles guide · Osaka guide · all meeting-point pages