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Where to Meet Halfway Between Los Angeles and Lyon

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

Los Angeles (LAX) and Lyon (LYS) are 9,496 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 60.12°, -65.76°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,748 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 Los Angeles and Lyon

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    3,973 km / 5,866 km

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

    Montreal guideYUL airport

  2. 2. New York, United States (JFK)

    3,974 km / 6,154 km

    A meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.

    New York guideJFK airport

  3. 3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    3,494 km / 6,366 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  4. 4. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    6,926 km / 2,653 km

    A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  5. 5. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    2,802 km / 7,021 km

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

    Chicago guideORD airport

  6. 6. Miami, United States (MIA)

    3,763 km / 7,646 km

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

    Miami guideMIA airport

Check real arrival times

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

Compare LAX and LYS flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Los Angeles and Lyon?

The geographic midpoint of the 9,496 km great-circle route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Lyon (LYS) lies near 60.12°, -65.76° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,748 km.

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

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 3,973 km from Los Angeles and 5,866 km from Lyon. Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.

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