Where to Meet Halfway Between Beijing and Taipei
The best meeting cities between Beijing and Taipei, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Beijing (PEK) and Taipei (TPE) are 1,723 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 32.60°, 119.10°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 862 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 Taipei
1. Shanghai, China (PVG)
1,100 km / 677 kmChina's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.
2. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
903 km / 1,464 kmA high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.
3. Osaka, Japan (KIX)
1,763 km / 1,703 kmJapan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.
4. Tokyo, Japan (HND)
2,092 km / 2,122 kmAn extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.
5. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)
1,992 km / 806 kmA dense, vertical harbor city and one of Asia's most important long-haul hubs.
6. Manila, Philippines (MNL)
2,876 km / 1,175 kmThe Philippines' capital and main international gateway, best used as a short stop before the islands.
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Compare PEK and TPE flightsQuestions
Where is the halfway point between Beijing and Taipei?
The geographic midpoint of the 1,723 km great-circle route between Beijing (PEK) and Taipei (TPE) lies near 32.60°, 119.10° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 862 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Beijing and Taipei?
Shanghai (PVG) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 1,100 km from Beijing and 677 km from Taipei. China's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Beijing and Taipei?
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: Beijing guide · Taipei guide · all meeting-point pages