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Where to Meet Halfway Between Bangkok and San Francisco

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

Bangkok (BKK) and San Francisco (SFO) are 12,751 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 51.68°, 154.74°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 6,375 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 Bangkok and San Francisco

  1. 1. Gothenburg, Sweden (GOT)

    8,635 km / 8,608 km

    Sweden's second city, a canal-lined west-coast port with an easier pace than Stockholm.

    Gothenburg guideGOT airport

  2. 2. Stockholm, Sweden (ARN)

    8,296 km / 8,602 km

    A Nordic capital spread across fourteen islands, and a natural gateway to Scandinavia.

    Stockholm guideARN airport

  3. 3. Oslo, Norway (OSL)

    8,671 km / 8,340 km

    A fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.

    Oslo guideOSL airport

  4. 4. Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH)

    8,637 km / 8,807 km

    A compact, bike-first Scandinavian capital that works well as a northern European meeting point.

    Copenhagen guideCPH airport

  5. 5. Hamburg, Germany (HAM)

    8,836 km / 8,887 km

    Germany's great port city, and a relaxed northern European meeting point built around water.

    Hamburg guideHAM airport

  6. 6. Helsinki, Finland (HEL)

    7,908 km / 8,724 km

    A calm Baltic capital, and a convenient northern link between Europe and Asia via polar flight routes.

    Helsinki guideHEL airport

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Compare live schedules from BKK and SFO for your date and see which flight pair lands closest together.

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Bangkok and San Francisco?

The geographic midpoint of the 12,751 km great-circle route between Bangkok (BKK) and San Francisco (SFO) lies near 51.68°, 154.74° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 6,375 km.

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

Gothenburg (GOT) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,635 km from Bangkok and 8,608 km from San Francisco. Sweden's second city, a canal-lined west-coast port with an easier pace than Stockholm.

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

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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