Where to Meet Halfway Between San Francisco and Seoul
The best meeting cities between San Francisco and Seoul, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
San Francisco (SFO) and Seoul (ICN) are 9,085 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 53.67°, -178.05°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,543 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 San Francisco and Seoul
1. Bergen, Norway (BGO)
8,128 km / 7,902 kmA fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.
2. Honolulu, United States (HNL)
3,857 km / 7,353 kmA Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
3. Oslo, Norway (OSL)
8,340 km / 7,669 kmA fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.
4. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)
8,128 km / 8,598 kmA castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.
5. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)
8,086 km / 8,646 kmScotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
6. Gothenburg, Sweden (GOT)
8,608 km / 7,796 kmSweden's second city, a canal-lined west-coast port with an easier pace than Stockholm.
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Where is the halfway point between San Francisco and Seoul?
The geographic midpoint of the 9,085 km great-circle route between San Francisco (SFO) and Seoul (ICN) lies near 53.67°, -178.05° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,543 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between San Francisco and Seoul?
Bergen (BGO) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,128 km from San Francisco and 7,902 km from Seoul. 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 San Francisco 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.
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More on both ends of this trip: San Francisco guide · Seoul guide · all meeting-point pages