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Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and Panama City

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

Lyon (LYS) and Panama City (PTY) are 8,859 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 34.67°, -46.01°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,430 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 Panama City

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    5,866 km / 4,083 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)

    6,154 km / 3,554 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  3. 3. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    6,366 km / 3,848 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  4. 4. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    7,021 km / 3,753 km

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

    Chicago guideORD airport

  5. 5. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    2,653 km / 7,531 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

  6. 6. Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

    8,336 km / 6,026 km

    A mountain-and-ocean Pacific city, and a common gateway between Asia and North America.

    Vancouver guideYVR airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Lyon and Panama City?

The geographic midpoint of the 8,859 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and Panama City (PTY) lies near 34.67°, -46.01° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,430 km.

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

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,866 km from Lyon and 4,083 km from Panama City. 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 Lyon and Panama City?

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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