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Where to Meet Halfway Between Beijing and Los Angeles

The best meeting cities between Beijing and Los Angeles, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Beijing (PEK) and Los Angeles (LAX) are 10,037 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 58.44°, -176.47°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 5,019 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 Beijing and Los Angeles

  1. 1. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    7,901 km / 6,926 km

    A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  2. 2. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)

    8,163 km / 8,238 km

    Northern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.

    Belfast guideBFS airport

  3. 3. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)

    7,988 km / 8,245 km

    Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.

    Glasgow guideGLA airport

  4. 4. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    8,268 km / 8,318 km

    A friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.

    Dublin guideDUB airport

  5. 5. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)

    7,935 km / 8,292 km

    A castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.

    Edinburgh guideEDI airport

  6. 6. Liverpool, United Kingdom (LPL)

    8,120 km / 8,502 km

    A resurgent port city with strong transatlantic ties, and a lower-key alternative to London for a UK meeting point.

    Liverpool guideLPL airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Beijing and Los Angeles?

The geographic midpoint of the 10,037 km great-circle route between Beijing (PEK) and Los Angeles (LAX) lies near 58.44°, -176.47° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 5,019 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Beijing and Los Angeles?

Reykjavik (KEF) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 7,901 km from Beijing and 6,926 km from Los Angeles. A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Beijing and Los Angeles?

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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