Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and Reykjavik
The best meeting cities between Lyon and Reykjavik, ranked by flying distance from both origins.
Lyon (LYS) and Reykjavik (KEF) are 2,653 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 55.60°, -5.54°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 1,326 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 Reykjavik
1. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)
1,309 km / 1,347 kmScotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
2. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)
1,281 km / 1,385 kmA castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.
3. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)
1,275 km / 1,385 kmNorthern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.
4. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
1,182 km / 1,498 kmA friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.
5. Bergen, Norway (BGO)
1,620 km / 1,489 kmA fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.
6. Liverpool, United Kingdom (LPL)
1,020 km / 1,632 kmA resurgent port city with strong transatlantic ties, and a lower-key alternative to London for a UK meeting point.
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Where is the halfway point between Lyon and Reykjavik?
The geographic midpoint of the 2,653 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and Reykjavik (KEF) lies near 55.60°, -5.54° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 1,326 km.
What is the best city to meet halfway between Lyon and Reykjavik?
Glasgow (GLA) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 1,309 km from Lyon and 1,347 km from Reykjavik. Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Lyon and Reykjavik?
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 · Reykjavik guide · all meeting-point pages