From Iraq to Aleppo
Every way we know from Iraq to Aleppo, 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 Iraq to Aleppo today: fly to Aleppo airport, about 2 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 6 of 6 known routes are running.
Aleppo airportFastestFlights: 12 hFlight 1 h 30 min30 min by road to Aleppo
Flights to Aleppo airport
- Fly Cham Erbil2 h
Tuesday nights, landing in Aleppo just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday (XH526).
1 h 30 min to Aleppo airport · 30 min → Aleppo
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Damascus airport, then by roadFlights: 26 h 30 min
Flights to Damascus airport
- Fly Cham Baghdad6 h 30 min
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (XH502). The only nonstop from Baghdad; Iraqi Airways has not resumed.
1 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 5 h → Aleppo
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Fly Cham Erbil6 h 40 min
Thursdays and Sundays (XH522).
1 h 40 min to Damascus airport · 5 h → Aleppo
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Al-Yarubiyahfrom Mosul9 h
Routes through Al-Yarubiyah
Overland Mosul9 h
2 h 30 min to Al-Yarubiyah · 6 h 30 min → Aleppo
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Semalkafrom Erbil11 h
Routes through Semalka
Overland Erbil11 h
4 h to Semalka · 7 h → Aleppo
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Abu Kamalfrom Al-Qa'im9 hConditional
Routes through Abu Kamal
Overland Al-Qa'imConditional
2 h to Abu Kamal · 7 h → Aleppo
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing