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Where to Meet Halfway Between Auckland and Lyon

The best meeting cities between Auckland and Lyon, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Auckland (AKL) and Lyon (LYS) are 18,722 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 34.26°, 126.62°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 9,361 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 Auckland and Lyon

  1. 1. Shanghai, China (PVG)

    9,369 km / 9,358 km

    China's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.

    Shanghai guidePVG airport

  2. 2. Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)

    9,555 km / 9,353 km

    Southeast Asia's busiest hub, and a common midpoint for travelers meeting from opposite sides of the world.

    Bangkok guideBKK airport

  3. 3. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)

    9,170 km / 9,603 km

    A dense, vertical harbor city and one of Asia's most important long-haul hubs.

    Hong Kong guideHKG airport

  4. 4. Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    9,656 km / 9,066 km

    A high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.

    Seoul guideICN airport

  5. 5. Osaka, Japan (KIX)

    8,935 km / 9,794 km

    Japan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.

    Osaka guideKIX airport

  6. 6. Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)

    8,890 km / 9,849 km

    A friendly, night-market-driven capital, and an easy gateway to East Asia.

    Taipei guideTPE airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Auckland and Lyon?

The geographic midpoint of the 18,722 km great-circle route between Auckland (AKL) and Lyon (LYS) lies near 34.26°, 126.62° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 9,361 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Auckland and Lyon?

Shanghai (PVG) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 9,369 km from Auckland and 9,358 km from Lyon. 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 Auckland and Lyon?

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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