TRBab al-Hawa
Operatingchecked
For Syrians, Turkish citizens and dual nationals. Foreign visitors are generally not admitted from the Turkish side.
Routes through Bab al-Hawa
- Overland · from Gaziantep~3 h
reportedSource: 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.
- Idlib~0.5 h
- Aleppo~1.5 h
- Hama~2.5 h
- Latakia~2.5 h
- Homs~3 h
- Tartus~3.5 h
- Raqqa~4 h
- Damascus~5 h
- Deir ez-Zor~6 h
- Daraa~6.5 h
- Sweida~6.5 h
- Qamishli~7 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.