From Latakia to Iraq
Every way we know from Latakia 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 Latakia to Iraq today: fly from Aleppo airport, about 4.5 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 6 of 6 known routes are running.
By road, then from Aleppo airportFastestFlights: 14 h 30 min3 h by road from LatakiaFlight 1 h 30 min
Flights from Aleppo airport
- Fly Cham Erbil4 h 30 min
Tuesdays (XH525).
Latakia → Aleppo airport 3 h · 1 h 30 min to Erbil
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
By road, then from Damascus airportFlights: 25 h 30 min
Flights from Damascus airport
- Fly Cham Baghdad5 h 30 min
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (XH501).
Latakia → Damascus airport 4 h · 1 h 30 min to Baghdad
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Fly Cham Erbil5 h 40 min
Thursdays to Sundays (XH521).
Latakia → Damascus airport 4 h · 1 h 40 min to Erbil
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Al-Yarubiyahto Mosul11 h 30 min
Routes through Al-Yarubiyah
Overland Mosul11 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.
Latakia → Al-Yarubiyah 9 h · 2 h 30 min to Mosul
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Semalkato Erbil13 h 30 min
Routes through Semalka
Overland Erbil13 h 30 min
Into Iraq's Kurdistan Region. Iraq decides who may enter, and we have no official source for its rules here.
Latakia → Semalka 9 h 30 min · 4 h to Erbil
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Abu Kamalto Al-Qa'im10 h 30 minConditional
Routes through Abu Kamal
Overland Al-Qa'imConditional
We have no recent official word on conditions for travellers here.
Latakia → Abu Kamal 8 h 30 min · 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