From Qamishli to Iraq
Every way we know from Qamishli 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 Qamishli to Iraq today: overland via Al-Yarubiyah, about 4 hours door to door (checked 1 Oct 2026). 6 of 6 known routes are running.
Al-YarubiyahFastestto Mosul4 h1 h 30 min by road from Qamishli2 h 30 min beyond the border
Routes through Al-Yarubiyah
Overland Mosul4 h
8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Iraq decides who may enter, and we have no official source for its rules here.
Qamishli → Al-Yarubiyah 1 h 30 min · 2 h 30 min to Mosul
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Semalkato Erbil5 h 30 min
Routes through Semalka
Overland Erbil5 h 30 min
Into Iraq's Kurdistan Region. Iraq decides who may enter, and we have no official source for its rules here.
Qamishli → Semalka 1 h 30 min · 4 h to Erbil
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
By road, then from Aleppo airportFlights: 17 h 30 min
Flights from Aleppo airport
Fly Cham Erbil7 h 30 minTuesdays (XH525).
Qamishli → Aleppo airport 6 h · 1 h 30 min to Erbil
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
By road, then from Damascus airportFlights: 210 h 30 min
Flights from Damascus airport
- Fly Cham Baghdad10 h 30 min
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (XH501).
Qamishli → Damascus airport 9 h · 1 h 30 min to Baghdad
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Fly Cham Erbil10 h 40 min
Thursdays to Sundays (XH521).
Qamishli → Damascus airport 9 h · 1 h 40 min to Erbil
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Abu Kamalto Al-Qa'im6 hConditional
Routes through Abu Kamal
Overland Al-Qa'imConditional
We have no recent official word on conditions for travellers here.
Qamishli → Abu Kamal 4 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