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Where to Meet Halfway Between Lyon and Vancouver

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

Lyon (LYS) and Vancouver (YVR) are 8,336 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 68.14°, -55.15°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 4,168 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 Vancouver

  1. 1. Montreal, Canada (YUL)

    5,866 km / 3,682 km

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

    Montreal guideYUL airport

  2. 2. Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF)

    2,653 km / 5,685 km

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

    Reykjavik guideKEF airport

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

    6,154 km / 3,930 km

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

    New York guideJFK airport

  4. 4. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    6,366 km / 3,346 km

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

    Toronto guideYYZ airport

  5. 5. Chicago, United States (ORD)

    7,021 km / 2,831 km

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

    Chicago guideORD airport

  6. 6. Beijing, China (PEK)

    8,297 km / 8,492 km

    China's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.

    Beijing guidePEK airport

Check real arrival times

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

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Lyon and Vancouver?

The geographic midpoint of the 8,336 km great-circle route between Lyon (LYS) and Vancouver (YVR) lies near 68.14°, -55.15° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 4,168 km.

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

Montreal (YUL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,866 km from Lyon and 3,682 km from Vancouver. 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 Vancouver?

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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