From Germany to Damascus
Every way we know from Germany to Damascus, fastest first; conditional, unconfirmed and closed ways come after the ones that simply run. Pick your passport to see what applies to you. Each line carries its source and the date it was checked.
Fastest way from Germany to Damascus today: fly to Damascus airport, about 4.7 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 6 of 7 known routes are running.
Damascus airportFastestFlights: 34 h 40 minFlight 4 h 10 min – 8 h30 min by road to Damascus
Flights to Damascus airport
- Sundair Berlin4 h 40 min
Saturdays (SR196) on the airport board in October; the Tuesday flight (SR124) last appeared on 29 September. Sundair's own winter timetable has Tuesdays and Saturdays from 27 October 2026 to 27 March 2027. Flying since 15 August 2026.
4 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: The airline's own websitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Sundair → - LEAV Aviation Düsseldorf5 h
Wednesdays and Fridays (KK490) since 29 July 2026, on the board through 23 October. The first German carrier into Syria in 15 years.
4 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
LEAV Aviation → Fly connecting via Istanbul or the GulfConditional
The big European airlines don't fly to 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 and Dan Air fly in with their own regulators' approval. The direct routes above are those smaller carriers or Syrian Air. AEGEAN has announced Athens–Damascus from 2 December 2026.
8 h to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: EASA bulletin CZIB-2017-03R20checked 8 Oct 2026
Jdeidet Yabousfrom Beirut, then overland8 h
Routes through Jdeidet Yabous
Overland Beirut, then overland8 h
A dependable fallback when the direct flights don't fit.
7 h to Jdeidet Yabous · 1 h → Damascus
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Aleppo airport, then by roadFlights: 28 h 50 min
Flights to Aleppo airport
- LEAV Aviation Cologne/Bonn8 h 50 min
Mondays and Saturdays (KK472) since 17 August 2026.
4 h 20 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
LEAV Aviation → - Sundair BerlinClosed
Reported for 1 October 2026, but Sundair's own timetable and booking system have no Berlin–Aleppo flights, summer or winter, and Aleppo airport does not list the airline. Not flying. Sundair flies Berlin–Damascus.
4 h to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: The airline's own websitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Sundair →
Deir ez-Zor airport, then by roadFlights: 110 h 50 min
Flights to Deir ez-Zor airport
- LEAV Aviation Cologne/Bonn10 h 50 min
Tuesdays (KK480/481). The only European route into eastern Syria.
4 h 50 min to Deir ez-Zor airport · 6 h → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
LEAV Aviation →
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing