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Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and São Paulo

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

Lyon (LYS) and São Paulo (GRU) are 9,284 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 12.32°, -24.44°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,642 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 São Paulo

  1. 1. Miami, United States (MIA)

    7,646 km / 6,574 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 / 7,664 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 / 6,460 km

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

    Havana guideHAV airport

  4. 4. Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB)

    8,326 km / 7,439 km

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

    Johannesburg guideJNB airport

  5. 5. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    6,366 km / 8,194 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  6. 6. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    5,866 km / 8,144 km

    Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.

    Montreal guideYUL airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Lyon and São Paulo?

The geographic midpoint of the 9,284 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and São Paulo (GRU) lies near 12.32°, -24.44° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,642 km.

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

Miami (MIA) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 7,646 km from Lyon and 6,574 km from São Paulo. 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 São Paulo?

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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