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Where to Meet Halfway Between San Francisco and Sydney

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

San Francisco (SFO) and Sydney (SYD) are 11,950 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 2.52°, -166.84°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 5,975 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 San Francisco and Sydney

  1. 1. Tokyo, Japan (HND)

    8,286 km / 7,818 km

    An extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.

    Tokyo guideHND airport

  2. 2. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    8,692 km / 7,782 km

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

    Osaka guideKIX airport

  3. 3. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    9,085 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

  4. 4. Honolulu, United States (HNL)

    3,857 km / 8,171 km

    A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.

    Honolulu guideHNL airport

  5. 5. Beijing, China (PEK)

    9,494 km / 8,965 km

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

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  6. 6. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,877 km / 7,865 km

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

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between San Francisco and Sydney?

The geographic midpoint of the 11,950 km great-circle route between San Francisco (SFO) and Sydney (SYD) lies near 2.52°, -166.84° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 5,975 km.

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

Tokyo (HND) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,286 km from San Francisco and 7,818 km from Sydney. An extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from San Francisco 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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