From Damascus to Netherlands
Every way we know from Damascus to Netherlands, fastest first; conditional, unconfirmed and closed ways come after the ones that simply run. Only flights and crossings we have checked leaving Syria are listed, each with its source and the date it was checked.
Fastest way from Damascus to Netherlands today: fly from Damascus airport, about 5 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 3 of 3 known routes are running.
Damascus airportFastestFlights: 25 h30 min by road from DamascusFlight 4 h 30 min – 8 h
Flights from Damascus airport
- Syrian Air Amsterdam5 h
Up to 3 weekly (RB272): Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Damascus → Damascus airport 30 min · 4 h 30 min to Amsterdam
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → Fly connecting via Istanbul or the GulfConditional
The big European airlines don't fly to or from Syria, following EASA's advice to stay out of part of Syrian airspace at any height and below 26,000 feet over the rest (revised 1 October 2026, valid to 30 November 2026). It is advice, not a ban: Sundair, LEAV, Dan Air and Syrian Air fly direct to a few European cities. AEGEAN has announced Athens–Damascus from 2 December 2026.
Damascus → Damascus airport 30 min · 8 h to connecting via Istanbul or the Gulf
verifiedSource: EASA bulletin CZIB-2017-03R20checked 8 Oct 2026
Jdeidet Yabousto overland to Beirut, then fly8 h
Routes through Jdeidet Yabous
Overland overland to Beirut, then fly8 h
Cross into Lebanon at Jdeidet Yabous and fly on from Beirut. Lebanese General Security decides who may enter Lebanon.
Damascus → Jdeidet Yabous 1 h · 7 h to overland to Beirut, then fly
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing