Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Sydney
The best meeting cities between Los Angeles and Sydney, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Los Angeles (LAX) and Sydney (SYD) are 12,061 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near -0.00°, -163.61°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 6,031 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 Sydney
1. Tokyo, Japan (HND)
8,812 km / 7,818 kmAn extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.
2. Honolulu, United States (HNL)
4,108 km / 8,171 kmA Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
3. Osaka, Japan (KIX)
9,221 km / 7,782 kmJapan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.
4. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
9,625 km / 8,343 kmA high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.
5. Beijing, China (PEK)
10,037 km / 8,965 kmChina's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.
6. Shanghai, China (PVG)
10,415 km / 7,865 kmChina's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Sydney?
The geographic midpoint of the 12,061 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Sydney (SYD) lies near -0.00°, -163.61° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 6,031 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Los Angeles and Sydney?
Tokyo (HND) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,812 km from Los Angeles and 7,818 km from Sydney. 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 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: Los Angeles guide · Sydney guide · all meeting-point pages