Where to Meet Halfway Between Madrid and Sydney
The best meeting cities between Madrid and Sydney, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Madrid (MAD) and Sydney (SYD) are 17,673 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 14.41°, 84.78°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,836 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 Madrid and Sydney
1. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)
8,937 km / 8,763 kmSri Lanka's commercial capital, and the main gateway to the island's beaches, tea country, and wildlife.
2. Beijing, China (PEK)
9,204 km / 8,965 kmChina's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.
3. Male, Maldives (MLE)
8,615 km / 9,137 kmThe gateway to the Maldives' resort islands, and a genuine paradise stopover in the Indian Ocean.
4. Kathmandu, Nepal (KTM)
7,970 km / 9,744 kmNepal's capital, and the essential gateway to the Himalayas.
5. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
9,963 km / 8,343 kmA high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.
6. Mumbai, India (BOM)
7,518 km / 10,159 kmIndia's financial and film capital, and a major gateway for South Asia.
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Where is the halfway point between Madrid and Sydney?
The geographic midpoint of the 17,673 km great-circle route between Madrid (MAD) and Sydney (SYD) lies near 14.41°, 84.78° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,836 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Madrid and Sydney?
Colombo (CMB) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,937 km from Madrid 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 Madrid 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.
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