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Where to Meet Halfway Between Beijing and San Francisco

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

Beijing (PEK) and San Francisco (SFO) are 9,494 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 58.56°, 178.86°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,747 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 San Francisco

  1. 1. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)

    7,988 km / 8,086 km

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

    Glasgow guideGLA airport

  2. 2. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)

    8,163 km / 8,094 km

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

    Belfast guideBFS airport

  3. 3. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)

    7,935 km / 8,128 km

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

    Edinburgh guideEDI airport

  4. 4. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    7,901 km / 6,748 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  5. 5. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    8,268 km / 8,183 km

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

    Dublin guideDUB airport

  6. 6. Bergen, Norway (BGO)

    7,238 km / 8,128 km

    A fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.

    Bergen guideBGO airport

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Beijing and San Francisco?

The geographic midpoint of the 9,494 km great-circle route between Beijing (PEK) and San Francisco (SFO) lies near 58.56°, 178.86° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,747 km.

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

Glasgow (GLA) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 7,988 km from Beijing and 8,086 km from San Francisco. Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.

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