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Where to Meet Halfway Between Colombo and Shanghai

The best meeting cities between Colombo and Shanghai, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Colombo (CMB) and Shanghai (PVG) are 5,099 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 20.40°, 99.23°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 2,549 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 Colombo and Shanghai

  1. 1. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (SGN)

    2,966 km / 2,746 km

    Vietnam's largest city and main southern gateway, running at a famously fast pace.

    Ho Chi Minh City guideSGN airport

  2. 2. Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)

    2,392 km / 2,897 km

    Southeast Asia's busiest hub, and a common midpoint for travelers meeting from opposite sides of the world.

    Bangkok guideBKK airport

  3. 3. Kathmandu, Nepal (KTM)

    2,353 km / 3,535 km

    Nepal's capital, and the essential gateway to the Himalayas.

    Kathmandu guideKTM airport

  4. 4. Singapore, Singapore (SIN)

    2,750 km / 3,806 km

    A spotless, ultra-efficient hub city, and one of the most convenient meeting points in Asia.

    Singapore guideSIN airport

  5. 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL)

    2,467 km / 3,797 km

    A modern, multicultural capital, and one of Southeast Asia's best-connected long-haul hubs.

    Kuala Lumpur guideKUL airport

  6. 6. Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia (DPS)

    4,293 km / 4,492 km

    Indonesia's most visited island, and a long-haul leisure hub in its own right.

    Bali (Denpasar) guideDPS airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Colombo and Shanghai?

The geographic midpoint of the 5,099 km great-circle route between Colombo (CMB) and Shanghai (PVG) lies near 20.40°, 99.23° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 2,549 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Colombo and Shanghai?

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 2,966 km from Colombo and 2,746 km from Shanghai. Vietnam's largest city and main southern gateway, running at a famously fast pace.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Colombo and Shanghai?

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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More on both ends of this trip: Colombo guide · Shanghai guide · all meeting-point pages