From Iraq to Damascus
Every way we know from Iraq 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 Iraq to Damascus today: fly to Damascus airport, about 2 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 6 of 6 known routes are running.
Damascus airportFastestFlights: 22 hFlight 1 h 30 min – 1 h 40 min30 min by road to Damascus
Flights to Damascus airport
- Fly Cham Baghdad2 h
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (XH502). The only nonstop from Baghdad; Iraqi Airways has not resumed.
1 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Fly Cham Erbil2 h 10 min
Thursdays and Sundays (XH522).
1 h 40 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Aleppo airport, then by roadFlights: 16 h
Flights to Aleppo airport
- Fly Cham Erbil6 h
Tuesday nights, landing in Aleppo just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday (XH526).
1 h 30 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Al-Yarubiyahfrom Mosul12 h 30 min
Routes through Al-Yarubiyah
Overland Mosul12 h 30 min
2 h 30 min to Al-Yarubiyah · 10 h → Damascus
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Semalkafrom Erbil14 h
Routes through Semalka
Overland Erbil14 h
4 h to Semalka · 10 h → Damascus
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Abu Kamalfrom Al-Qa'im10 hConditional
Routes through Abu Kamal
Overland Al-Qa'imConditional
2 h to Abu Kamal · 8 h → Damascus
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing