Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Tokyo
The best meeting cities between Los Angeles and Tokyo, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Los Angeles (LAX) and Tokyo (HND) are 8,812 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 47.72°, -168.63°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,406 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 Tokyo
1. Honolulu, United States (HNL)
4,108 km / 6,192 kmA Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
2. Oslo, Norway (OSL)
8,580 km / 8,386 kmA fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.
3. Bergen, Norway (BGO)
8,350 km / 8,580 kmA fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.
4. Gothenburg, Sweden (GOT)
8,838 km / 8,553 kmSweden's second city, a canal-lined west-coast port with an easier pace than Stockholm.
5. Stockholm, Sweden (ARN)
8,863 km / 8,168 kmA Nordic capital spread across fourteen islands, and a natural gateway to Scandinavia.
6. Hamburg, Germany (HAM)
9,087 km / 8,988 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 Tokyo?
The geographic midpoint of the 8,812 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Tokyo (HND) lies near 47.72°, -168.63° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,406 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Los Angeles and Tokyo?
Honolulu (HNL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,108 km from Los Angeles and 6,192 km from Tokyo. 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 Tokyo?
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 · Tokyo guide · all meeting-point pages