From Saudi Arabia to Damascus
Every way we know from Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia to Damascus today: fly to Damascus airport, about 2.5 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 12 of 14 known routes are running.
Damascus airportFastestFlights: 102 h 30 minFlight 2 h – 2 h 35 min30 min by road to Damascus
Flights to Damascus airport
- Syrian Air Medina2 h 30 min
Tuesdays (RB1386) since 11 August 2026.
2 h to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - flynas Jeddah2 h 50 min
Daily (XY591) on the board through 31 October.
2 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
flynas → - flyadeal Jeddah2 h 50 min
4 weekly: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (F3741).
2 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
flyadeal → - Syrian Air Jeddah2 h 50 min
Thursdays and Sundays (RB382).
2 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - flynas Riyadh3 h
Twice daily (XY377 and XY387).
2 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
flynas → - flyadeal Riyadh3 h
About 5 weekly (F3561).
2 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
flyadeal → - Syrian Air Riyadh3 h
Wednesdays and Thursdays (RB390).
2 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - flynas Dammam3 h 5 min
Wednesdays and Fridays (XY892). The airport board also lists Mondays, but no Monday flight was tracked on 28 September or 5 October.
2 h 35 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
flynas → - Fly Cham DammamUnknown
Started 19 July 2026 as 2 weekly (XH831); last tracked 13 September and not on the airport board since. flynas flies from Dammam on Wednesdays and Fridays.
2 h 35 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
unconfirmedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Saudia Jeddah and RiyadhClosed
Saudia announced a February 2026 return (SV665 and SV667) but never started: not on the airport's airline list and no flight tracked. flynas, flyadeal and Syrian Air fly Jeddah and Riyadh to Damascus.
2 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Saudia →
Aleppo airport, then by roadFlights: 47 h 5 min
Flights to Aleppo airport
- flynas Jeddah7 h 5 min
Wednesdays and Sundays (XY559) since September 2026.
2 h 35 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
flynas → - Syrian Air Jeddah7 h 5 min
Tuesday nights, landing in Aleppo early on Wednesday (RB382).
2 h 35 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - flynas Riyadh7 h 20 min
Wednesdays and Saturdays (XY229) since 1 August 2026; in October also Thursdays, and Tuesday 6 October.
2 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
flynas → - Syrian Air Riyadh7 h 20 min
Tuesdays (RB390).
2 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air →
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing