TRAl-Rai
Operatingchecked
Çobanbey (Kilis) on the Turkish side. About 181,000 travellers in the first seven months of 2026. Usually open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Yard and road works began at the end of September. For Syrians and Turkish citizens; foreign visitors are generally not admitted from the Turkish side.
Routes through Al-Rai
- Overland · from Gaziantep~2 h
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Road from here to each city
fly.sy estimates in hours, not counting the wait at the border.
- Aleppo~1.5 h
- Idlib~2 h
- Raqqa~3 h
- Hama~3.5 h
- Homs~4 h
- Latakia~4 h
- Tartus~5 h
- Deir ez-Zor~5 h
- Damascus~6 h
- Qamishli~6 h
- Daraa~7.5 h
- Sweida~7.5 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
- Open to Syrians, Turkish citizens and dual nationals only.
Pre-approval
- Open to Syrians, Turkish citizens and dual nationals only.
Experiences from here
No published experiences from here yet.