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Where to Meet Halfway Between Paris and Sydney

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

Paris (CDG) and Sydney (SYD) are 16,944 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 24.30°, 99.47°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 8,472 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 Paris and Sydney

  1. 1. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)

    8,483 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)

    8,927 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)

    8,189 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)

    8,277 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)

    9,266 km / 7,865 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  6. 6. Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)

    9,448 km / 7,515 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 Paris and Sydney?

The geographic midpoint of the 16,944 km great-circle route between Paris (CDG) and Sydney (SYD) lies near 24.30°, 99.47° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 8,472 km.

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

Colombo (CMB) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,483 km from Paris 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 Paris 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: Paris guide · Sydney guide · all meeting-point pages