Stopovers between New York and Hong Kong
New York to Hong Kong is about 12,970 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.
UP Express runs to Union Station in 25 minutes.
Night markets and easy transit; free half-day transit tours.
Haneda is 20 minutes from the city; a top stopover on the way to Asia.
Sits almost exactly on the great circle between North America and Europe, so the detour is tiny.
European feel without crossing the Atlantic.
One of the closest major airports to its downtown in the US.
Street-food capital with Kyoto 15 minutes away by bullet train.
The Blue Line runs from O'Hare to the Loop around the clock.
Free Smithsonian museums; the metro goes from National to the Mall.