Where to Meet Halfway Between Kathmandu and Lyon
The best meeting cities between Kathmandu and Lyon, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Kathmandu (KTM) and Lyon (LYS) are 7,124 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 44.14°, 50.92°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 3,562 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 Kathmandu and Lyon
1. Doha, Qatar (DOH)
3,359 km / 4,701 kmA fast-growing Gulf hub with one of the world's most convenient long-haul transit airports.
2. Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
4,848 km / 2,971 kmA Mediterranean beach city, and Israel's main gateway for international arrivals.
3. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AUH)
3,081 km / 4,992 kmA calmer, more spacious counterpart to Dubai, and another strong Gulf midpoint between continents.
4. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DXB)
2,991 km / 4,987 kmA major long-haul hub that also happens to be a destination — often the practical midpoint between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
5. Nicosia, Cyprus (LCA)
4,927 km / 2,684 kmThe world's last divided capital, and an unusual meeting point between the EU and the eastern Mediterranean.
6. Cairo, Egypt (CAI)
5,209 km / 2,865 kmGateway to the Pyramids of Giza and one of the ancient world's most concentrated collections of history.
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Compare KTM and LYS flightsQuestions
Where is the halfway point between Kathmandu and Lyon?
The geographic midpoint of the 7,124 km great-circle route between Kathmandu (KTM) and Lyon (LYS) lies near 44.14°, 50.92° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 3,562 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Kathmandu and Lyon?
Doha (DOH) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 3,359 km from Kathmandu and 4,701 km from Lyon. A fast-growing Gulf hub with one of the world's most convenient long-haul transit airports.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Kathmandu 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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More on both ends of this trip: Kathmandu guide · Lyon guide · all meeting-point pages