Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Seoul
The best meeting cities between Los Angeles and Seoul, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Los Angeles (LAX) and Seoul (ICN) are 9,625 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 53.26°, -173.98°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,813 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 Los Angeles and Seoul
1. Honolulu, United States (HNL)
4,108 km / 7,353 kmA Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
2. Bergen, Norway (BGO)
8,350 km / 7,902 kmA fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.
3. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)
8,292 km / 8,598 kmA castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.
4. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)
8,245 km / 8,646 kmScotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
5. Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN)
8,530 km / 8,778 kmA reinvented industrial city, and northern England's busiest airport outside London.
6. Oslo, Norway (OSL)
8,580 km / 7,669 kmA fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.
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Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Seoul?
The geographic midpoint of the 9,625 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Seoul (ICN) lies near 53.26°, -173.98° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,813 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Los Angeles and Seoul?
Honolulu (HNL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,108 km from Los Angeles and 7,353 km from Seoul. A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Los Angeles and Seoul?
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: Los Angeles guide · Seoul guide · all meeting-point pages