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Fastest way from Türkiye to Damascus today: fly to Damascus airport, about 2.3 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 18 of 20 known routes are running.

1. Damascus airportFastestFlights: 72 h 20 minFlight 1 h 50 min – 2 h 10 min30 min by road to Damascus

   Flights to Damascus airport

   • AJet Ankara2 h 20 min

     3 weekly (VF591): Mon, Fri, Sun.

     1 h 50 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Damascus airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     AJet →
   • Turkish Airlines Istanbul2 h 40 min

     Twice daily (TK846 and TK848) on the airport board through 31 October.

     2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Damascus airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Turkish Airlines →
   • AJet Istanbul Sabiha2 h 40 min

     Daily (VF317) on the airport board through 31 October.

     2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Damascus airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     AJet →
   • Fly Cham Istanbul Sabiha2 h 40 min

     About 5 weekly (XH486).

     2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Damascus airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Fly Cham →
   • Syrian Air Istanbul2 h 40 min

     5 weekly (RB444, and RB446 on Tuesdays), landing late in the evening or around 4 a.m.

     2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Damascus airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Syrian Air →
   • Fly Cham Mersin (Çukurova)Unknown

     Began September 2025 (Wed and Sat) but is not on the airport board in September or October 2026, and was not tracked in September.

     1 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     unconfirmed·Source: Press reporting·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Fly Cham →
   • Pegasus Istanbul SabihaUnknown

     Filed to start 3 June 2026 (PC772, 4 weekly), but Pegasus is not on Damascus airport's airline list and no Pegasus flight to Damascus was tracked in September 2026. Book Aleppo or AJet instead.

     2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus

     unconfirmed·Source: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Pegasus →

   Damascus airport →

2. Aleppo airport, then by roadFlights: 75 h 55 min

   Flights to Aleppo airport

   • SunExpress Antalya5 h 55 min

     Wednesdays and Saturdays (XQ206) since 1 August 2026. The airline asks passengers to collect boarding passes at the Aleppo check-in counter before the return.

     1 h 25 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)·checked 8 Oct 2026

     SunExpress →
   • SunExpress Izmir6 h 10 min

     Fridays and Sundays (XQ808) since 2 August 2026. SunExpress's announced Damascus routes were never filed.

     1 h 40 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)·checked 8 Oct 2026

     SunExpress →
   • AJet Istanbul Sabiha6 h 20 min

     Daily (VF340).

     1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Aleppo airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     AJet →
   • Pegasus Istanbul Sabiha6 h 20 min

     Started 2 June 2026. Daily (PC770).

     1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Aleppo airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Pegasus →
   • Fly Cham Istanbul Sabiha6 h 20 min

     Tuesdays (XH492).

     1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Aleppo airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Fly Cham →
   • Turkish Airlines Istanbul6 h 30 min

     Daily (TK844). Since 2 October also TK840 on Fridays and Sundays.

     2 h to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Aleppo airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Turkish Airlines →
   • Syrian Air Istanbul6 h 30 min

     Mondays (RB444).

     2 h to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: Aleppo airport official site·checked 8 Oct 2026

     Syrian Air →

   Aleppo airport →

3. Bab al-Salamafrom Gaziantep7 h 30 minSyrians and Turks onlyNot open to this passport

   Routes through Bab al-Salama

   • Overland Gaziantep7 h 30 min

     2 h to Bab al-Salama · 5 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: General Authority for Ports and Customs·checked 8 Oct 2026

   Bab al-Salama →

4. Kasabfrom Antakya (Hatay)7 h 30 minSyrians and Turks onlyNot open to this passport

   Routes through Kasab

   • Overland Antakya (Hatay)7 h 30 min

     2 h to Kasab · 5 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: General Authority for Ports and Customs·checked 1 Oct 2026

   Kasab →

5. Bab al-Hawafrom Gaziantep8 hSyrians and Turks onlyNot open to this passport

   Routes through Bab al-Hawa

   • Overland Gaziantep8 h

     3 h to Bab al-Hawa · 5 h → Damascus

     reported·Source: General Authority for Ports and Customs·checked 8 Oct 2026

   Bab al-Hawa →

6. Al-Raifrom Gaziantep8 hSyrians and Turks onlyNot open to this passport

   Routes through Al-Rai

   • Overland Gaziantep8 h

     2 h to Al-Rai · 6 h → Damascus

     verified·Source: General Authority for Ports and Customs·checked 8 Oct 2026

   Al-Rai →

7. Jarablusfrom Gaziantep9 hSyrians and Turks onlyNot open to this passport

   Routes through Jarablus

   • Overland Gaziantep9 h

     2 h 30 min to Jarablus · 6 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: General Authority for Ports and Customs·checked 1 Oct 2026

   Jarablus →

8. Tal Abyadfrom Şanlıurfa10 hSyrians and Turks onlyNot open to this passport

   Routes through Tal Abyad

   • Overland Şanlıurfa10 h

     2 h 30 min to Tal Abyad · 7 h 30 min → Damascus

     verified·Source: General Authority for Ports and Customs·checked 13 Oct 2026

   Tal Abyad →

Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing