From Deir ez-Zor to Iraq
Every way we know from Deir ez-Zor to Iraq, 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 Deir ez-Zor to Iraq today: fly from Aleppo airport, about 6.5 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 6 of 6 known routes are running.
By road, then from Aleppo airportFastestFlights: 16 h 30 min5 h by road from Deir ez-ZorFlight 1 h 30 min
Flights from Aleppo airport
- Fly Cham Erbil6 h 30 min
Tuesdays (XH525).
Deir ez-Zor → Aleppo airport 5 h · 1 h 30 min to Erbil
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Al-Yarubiyahto Mosul7 h 30 min
Routes through Al-Yarubiyah
Overland Mosul7 h 30 min
8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Iraq decides who may enter, and we have no official source for its rules here.
Deir ez-Zor → Al-Yarubiyah 5 h · 2 h 30 min to Mosul
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
By road, then from Damascus airportFlights: 28 h
Flights from Damascus airport
- Fly Cham Baghdad8 h
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (XH501).
Deir ez-Zor → Damascus airport 6 h 30 min · 1 h 30 min to Baghdad
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Fly Cham Erbil8 h 10 min
Thursdays to Sundays (XH521).
Deir ez-Zor → Damascus airport 6 h 30 min · 1 h 40 min to Erbil
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Semalkato Erbil8 h 30 min
Routes through Semalka
Overland Erbil8 h 30 min
Into Iraq's Kurdistan Region. Iraq decides who may enter, and we have no official source for its rules here.
Deir ez-Zor → Semalka 4 h 30 min · 4 h to Erbil
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Abu Kamalto Al-Qa'im4 hConditional
Routes through Abu Kamal
Overland Al-Qa'imConditional
We have no recent official word on conditions for travellers here.
Deir ez-Zor → Abu Kamal 2 h · 2 h to Al-Qa'im
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing