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Where to Meet Halfway Between Melbourne and Paris

The best meeting cities between Melbourne and Paris, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Melbourne (MEL) and Paris (CDG) are 16,757 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 16.50°, 89.04°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,378 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 Melbourne and Paris

  1. 1. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)

    8,358 km / 8,483 km

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

    Colombo guideCMB airport

  2. 2. Male, Maldives (MLE)

    8,671 km / 8,277 km

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

    Male guideMLE airport

  3. 3. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    8,566 km / 8,927 km

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

    Seoul guideICN airport

  4. 4. Beijing, China (PEK)

    9,113 km / 8,189 km

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

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  5. 5. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    8,017 km / 9,266 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  6. 6. Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)

    7,332 km / 9,448 km

    Southeast Asia's busiest hub, and a common midpoint for travelers meeting from opposite sides of the world.

    Bangkok guideBKK airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Melbourne and Paris?

The geographic midpoint of the 16,757 km great-circle route between Melbourne (MEL) and Paris (CDG) lies near 16.50°, 89.04° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,378 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Melbourne and Paris?

Colombo (CMB) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,358 km from Melbourne and 8,483 km from Paris. 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 Melbourne and Paris?

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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