Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and Osaka
The best meeting cities between Lyon and Osaka, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Lyon (LYS) and Osaka (KIX) are 9,794 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 63.03°, 80.32°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,897 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 Osaka
1. New Delhi, India (DEL)
6,436 km / 5,477 kmIndia's capital, and the country's busiest gateway for international arrivals.
2. Mumbai, India (BOM)
6,791 km / 6,325 kmIndia's financial and film capital, and a major gateway for South Asia.
3. Kathmandu, Nepal (KTM)
7,124 km / 4,763 kmNepal's capital, and the essential gateway to the Himalayas.
4. Male, Maldives (MLE)
8,012 km / 7,168 kmThe gateway to the Maldives' resort islands, and a genuine paradise stopover in the Indian Ocean.
5. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DXB)
4,987 km / 7,577 kmA major long-haul hub that also happens to be a destination — often the practical midpoint between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
6. Vancouver, Canada (YVR)
8,336 km / 7,934 kmA mountain-and-ocean Pacific city, and a common gateway between Asia and North America.
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Where is the halfway point between Lyon and Osaka?
The geographic midpoint of the 9,794 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and Osaka (KIX) lies near 63.03°, 80.32° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,897 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Lyon and Osaka?
New Delhi (DEL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 6,436 km from Lyon and 5,477 km from Osaka. India's capital, and the country's busiest gateway for international arrivals.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Lyon and Osaka?
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: Lyon guide · Osaka guide · all meeting-point pages