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Where to Meet Halfway Between Chicago and Kathmandu

The best meeting cities between Chicago and Kathmandu, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Chicago (ORD) and Kathmandu (KTM) are 12,237 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 81.42°, 54.72°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 6,118 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 Chicago and Kathmandu

  1. 1. Oslo, Norway (OSL)

    6,505 km / 6,503 km

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

    Oslo guideOSL airport

  2. 2. Gothenburg, Sweden (GOT)

    6,710 km / 6,445 km

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

    Gothenburg guideGOT airport

  3. 3. Cologne, Germany (CGN)

    6,836 km / 6,857 km

    A Rhine river city built around one of Europe's great cathedrals, and an easy Western European connection.

    Cologne guideCGN airport

  4. 4. Hamburg, Germany (HAM)

    6,832 km / 6,621 km

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

    Hamburg guideHAM airport

  5. 5. Düsseldorf, Germany (DUS)

    6,789 km / 6,874 km

    A compact business and fashion hub on the Rhine, with quick flight and rail links across Western Europe.

    Düsseldorf guideDUS airport

  6. 6. Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH)

    6,854 km / 6,432 km

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

    Copenhagen guideCPH airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Chicago and Kathmandu?

The geographic midpoint of the 12,237 km great-circle route between Chicago (ORD) and Kathmandu (KTM) lies near 81.42°, 54.72° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 6,118 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Chicago and Kathmandu?

Oslo (OSL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 6,505 km from Chicago and 6,503 km from Kathmandu. A fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Chicago and Kathmandu?

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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