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Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and Rio de Janeiro

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

Lyon (LYS) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG) are 9,047 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 12.50°, -22.63°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,524 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 Rio de Janeiro

  1. 1. Miami, United States (MIA)

    7,646 km / 6,717 km

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

    Miami guideMIA airport

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

    6,154 km / 7,729 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  3. 3. Havana, Cuba (HAV)

    8,015 km / 6,623 km

    A time-capsule Caribbean capital, unlike anywhere else most travelers will have visited.

    Havana guideHAV airport

  4. 4. Marrakech, Morocco (RAK)

    1,935 km / 7,118 km

    A walled desert-edge city, and the classic gateway to Morocco's medinas and mountains.

    Marrakech guideRAK airport

  5. 5. Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB)

    8,326 km / 7,151 km

    South Africa's economic engine, and the main long-haul gateway to southern Africa.

    Johannesburg guideJNB airport

  6. 6. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    6,366 km / 8,272 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

Check real arrival times

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

Compare LYS and GIG flights

Questions

Where is the halfway point between Lyon and Rio de Janeiro?

The geographic midpoint of the 9,047 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG) lies near 12.50°, -22.63° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,524 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Lyon and Rio de Janeiro?

Miami (MIA) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 7,646 km from Lyon and 6,717 km from Rio de Janeiro. A subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Lyon and Rio de Janeiro?

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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