Stopovers between Chicago and Hong Kong
Chicago to Hong Kong is about 12,523 km. 12 cities sit close enough to the route to add a night or two, and Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai have airline stopover programs. Pick your dates to see what each one really costs.
Cities on the way
Free transit tours at Incheon; the AREX train takes you into the city.
Great Wall within a day trip; visa-free transit for many passports.
Visa-free transit is available to many passports when you fly onward to a third country.
Haneda is 20 minutes from the city; a top stopover on the way to Asia.
Night markets and easy transit; free half-day transit tours.
Street-food capital with Kyoto 15 minutes away by bullet train.
Canada Line train to downtown; mountains and ocean together.
UP Express runs to Union Station in 25 minutes.
A train into the city; the Rockies are a short drive.
Light rail from the airport to downtown.
Sits almost exactly on the great circle between North America and Europe, so the detour is tiny.
European feel without crossing the Atlantic.