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Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and Male

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

Lyon (LYS) and Male (MLE) are 8,012 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 29.20°, 46.15°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,006 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 Lyon and Male

  1. 1. Doha, Qatar (DOH)

    4,701 km / 3,311 km

    A fast-growing Gulf hub with one of the world's most convenient long-haul transit airports.

    Doha guideDOH airport

  2. 2. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DXB)

    4,987 km / 3,041 km

    A major long-haul hub that also happens to be a destination — often the practical midpoint between Europe, Asia, and Africa.

    Dubai guideDXB airport

  3. 3. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AUH)

    4,992 km / 3,025 km

    A calmer, more spacious counterpart to Dubai, and another strong Gulf midpoint between continents.

    Abu Dhabi guideAUH airport

  4. 4. Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)

    2,971 km / 5,074 km

    A Mediterranean beach city, and Israel's main gateway for international arrivals.

    Tel Aviv guideTLV airport

  5. 5. Cairo, Egypt (CAI)

    2,865 km / 5,274 km

    Gateway to the Pyramids of Giza and one of the ancient world's most concentrated collections of history.

    Cairo guideCAI airport

  6. 6. Nicosia, Cyprus (LCA)

    2,684 km / 5,335 km

    The world's last divided capital, and an unusual meeting point between the EU and the eastern Mediterranean.

    Nicosia guideLCA airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Lyon and Male?

The geographic midpoint of the 8,012 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and Male (MLE) lies near 29.20°, 46.15° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,006 km.

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

Doha (DOH) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 4,701 km from Lyon and 3,311 km from Male. 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 Lyon and Male?

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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