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Where to Meet Halfway Between Manchester and Sydney

The best meeting cities between Manchester and Sydney, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Manchester (MAN) and Sydney (SYD) are 17,012 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 31.49°, 109.11°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,506 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 Manchester and Sydney

  1. 1. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)

    8,847 km / 8,763 km

    Sri Lanka's commercial capital, and the main gateway to the island's beaches, tea country, and wildlife.

    Colombo guideCMB airport

  2. 2. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    8,778 km / 8,343 km

    A high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.

    Seoul guideICN airport

  3. 3. Beijing, China (PEK)

    8,092 km / 8,965 km

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

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  4. 4. Male, Maldives (MLE)

    8,695 km / 9,137 km

    The gateway to the Maldives' resort islands, and a genuine paradise stopover in the Indian Ocean.

    Male guideMLE airport

  5. 5. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,185 km / 7,865 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  6. 6. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    9,430 km / 7,782 km

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

    Osaka guideKIX airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Manchester and Sydney?

The geographic midpoint of the 17,012 km great-circle route between Manchester (MAN) and Sydney (SYD) lies near 31.49°, 109.11° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,506 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Manchester and Sydney?

Colombo (CMB) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,847 km from Manchester 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 Manchester 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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