LBAl-Arida
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Closed to travellers since 6 August 2026 while the crossing's bridge is rebuilt. On 24 September the ports authority said it would reopen soon, with no date. Cross at Joussieh or Jdeidet Yabous instead.
Source: SANA
Routes through Al-Arida
- Overland · from Tripoli~1.5 h
verifiedSource: SANAchecked 8 Oct 2026
Road from here to each city
fly.sy estimates in hours, not counting the wait at the border.
- Tartus~1 h
- Homs~1.5 h
- Latakia~1.5 h
- Hama~2 h
- Damascus~3 h
- Aleppo~4 h
- Idlib~4 h
- Daraa~4 h
- Sweida~4.5 h
- Raqqa~7 h
- Deir ez-Zor~7 h
- Qamishli~9 h
What you need to cross here
Syrian
- Around 391,000 voluntary returns through the crossings in the first half of 2026, over 24,000 through Nasib.
Source: SANA
- If you live in Türkiye: since 1 January 2026, Syrians with a Turkish residence or work permit can enter and leave Syria through Kasab, Bab al-Hawa, al-Hamam, Bab al-Salama, Al-Rai and Jarablus. For anyone else, such as people under temporary protection, we have no current official source — check before you travel.
- If you fly or sail into Lebanon to cross overland to Syria, Lebanese General Security gives you a 24-hour transit permit on your passport (rules of 24 September 2026).
Source: Lebanese General Security
Visa on arrival
- The visa is issued at the crossing: a short form and a stamp, in and out.
Source: Tour operators working in Syria
- US-dollar cash. No cards, no ATM. Bring clean undamaged notes.
Source: Foreign government travel advisories
- Lebanese, Jordanian, Malaysian and Mauritanian citizens are exempt from the fee.
Source: Tour operators working in Syria
Pre-approval
- Prior approval is mandatory even by land.
Source: Tour operators working in Syria
Experiences from here
No published experiences from here yet.