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Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Shanghai

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

Los Angeles (LAX) and Shanghai (PVG) are 10,415 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 51.82°, -179.84°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 5,208 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 Shanghai

  1. 1. Bergen, Norway (BGO)

    8,350 km / 8,336 km

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

    Bergen guideBGO airport

  2. 2. Oslo, Norway (OSL)

    8,580 km / 8,077 km

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

    Oslo guideOSL airport

  3. 3. Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

    8,956 km / 8,910 km

    A compact, bike-friendly canal city with one of Europe's best-connected airports.

    Amsterdam guideAMS airport

  4. 4. Rotterdam, Netherlands (RTM)

    8,968 km / 8,953 km

    A rebuilt, architecture-forward port city, and the Netherlands' modern counterpoint to Amsterdam's canals.

    Rotterdam guideRTM airport

  5. 5. Antwerp, Belgium (ANR)

    9,026 km / 9,021 km

    A diamond and fashion capital on the Scheldt, quieter and more design-forward than Brussels.

    Antwerp guideANR airport

  6. 6. Gothenburg, Sweden (GOT)

    8,838 km / 8,173 km

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

    Gothenburg guideGOT airport

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Shanghai?

The geographic midpoint of the 10,415 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Shanghai (PVG) lies near 51.82°, -179.84° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 5,208 km.

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

Bergen (BGO) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,350 km from Los Angeles and 8,336 km from Shanghai. A fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.

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