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Where to Meet Halfway Between Honolulu and Lyon

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

Honolulu (HNL) and Lyon (LYS) are 12,365 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 72.83°, -120.23°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 6,182 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 Honolulu and Lyon

  1. 1. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    6,819 km / 7,021 km

    A central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.

    Chicago guideORD airport

  2. 2. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    7,470 km / 6,366 km

    Canada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  3. 3. Miami, United States (MIA)

    7,812 km / 7,646 km

    A subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    Miami guideMIA airport

  4. 4. Havana, Cuba (HAV)

    7,685 km / 8,015 km

    A time-capsule Caribbean capital, unlike anywhere else most travelers will have visited.

    Havana guideHAV airport

  5. 5. Beijing, China (PEK)

    8,133 km / 8,297 km

    China's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.

    Beijing guidePEK airport

  6. 6. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    7,896 km / 5,866 km

    Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.

    Montreal guideYUL airport

Check real arrival times

Compare live schedules from HNL and LYS for your date and see which flight pair lands closest together.

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Honolulu and Lyon?

The geographic midpoint of the 12,365 km great-circle route between Honolulu (HNL) and Lyon (LYS) lies near 72.83°, -120.23° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 6,182 km.

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

Chicago (ORD) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 6,819 km from Honolulu and 7,021 km from Lyon. A central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Honolulu 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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