Where to Meet Halfway Between Seoul and Taipei
The best meeting cities between Seoul and Taipei, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Seoul (ICN) and Taipei (TPE) are 1,464 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 31.30°, 123.67°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 732 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 Seoul and Taipei
1. Shanghai, China (PVG)
822 km / 677 kmChina's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.
2. Osaka, Japan (KIX)
860 km / 1,703 kmJapan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.
3. Beijing, China (PEK)
903 km / 1,723 kmChina's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.
4. Tokyo, Japan (HND)
1,209 km / 2,122 kmAn extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.
5. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)
2,070 km / 806 kmA dense, vertical harbor city and one of Asia's most important long-haul hubs.
6. Manila, Philippines (MNL)
2,609 km / 1,175 kmThe Philippines' capital and main international gateway, best used as a short stop before the islands.
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Where is the halfway point between Seoul and Taipei?
The geographic midpoint of the 1,464 km great-circle route between Seoul (ICN) and Taipei (TPE) lies near 31.30°, 123.67° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 732 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Seoul and Taipei?
Shanghai (PVG) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 822 km from Seoul and 677 km from Taipei. China's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Seoul and Taipei?
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: Seoul guide · Taipei guide · all meeting-point pages