From Türkiye to Latakia
Every way we know from Türkiye to Latakia, 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 Türkiye to Latakia today: overland via Kasab, about 3 hours door to door (checked 1 Oct 2026). 18 of 20 known routes are running.
KasabFastestfrom Antakya (Hatay)3 hSyrians and Turks only2 h to the border1 h by road to Latakia
Routes through Kasab
Overland Antakya (Hatay)3 h
2 h to Kasab · 1 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Aleppo airport, then by roadFastestFlights: 74 h 25 minFlight 1 h 25 min – 2 h3 h by road to Latakia
Flights to Aleppo airport
- SunExpress Antalya4 h 25 min
Wednesdays and Saturdays (XQ206) since 1 August 2026. The airline asks passengers to collect boarding passes at the Aleppo check-in counter before the return.
1 h 25 min to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
SunExpress → - SunExpress Izmir4 h 40 min
Fridays and Sundays (XQ808) since 2 August 2026. SunExpress's announced Damascus routes were never filed.
1 h 40 min to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
SunExpress → - AJet Istanbul Sabiha4 h 50 min
Daily (VF340).
1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
AJet → - Pegasus Istanbul Sabiha4 h 50 min
Started 2 June 2026. Daily (PC770).
1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Pegasus → - Fly Cham Istanbul Sabiha4 h 50 min
Tuesdays (XH492).
1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Turkish Airlines Istanbul5 h
Daily (TK844). Since 2 October also TK840 on Fridays and Sundays.
2 h to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Turkish Airlines → - Syrian Air Istanbul5 h
Mondays (RB444).
2 h to Aleppo airport · 3 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air →
Bab al-Hawafrom Gaziantep5 h 30 minSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Bab al-Hawa
Overland Gaziantep5 h 30 min
3 h to Bab al-Hawa · 2 h 30 min → Latakia
reportedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Bab al-Salamafrom Gaziantep5 h 30 minSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Bab al-Salama
Overland Gaziantep5 h 30 min
2 h to Bab al-Salama · 3 h 30 min → Latakia
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Damascus airport, then by roadFlights: 75 h 50 min
Flights to Damascus airport
- AJet Ankara5 h 50 min
3 weekly (VF591): Mon, Fri, Sun.
1 h 50 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
AJet → - Turkish Airlines Istanbul6 h 10 min
Twice daily (TK846 and TK848) on the airport board through 31 October.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Turkish Airlines → - AJet Istanbul Sabiha6 h 10 min
Daily (VF317) on the airport board through 31 October.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
AJet → - Fly Cham Istanbul Sabiha6 h 10 min
About 5 weekly (XH486).
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Syrian Air Istanbul6 h 10 min
5 weekly (RB444, and RB446 on Tuesdays), landing late in the evening or around 4 a.m.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - Fly Cham Mersin (Çukurova)Unknown
Began September 2025 (Wed and Sat) but is not on the airport board in September or October 2026, and was not tracked in September.
1 h 30 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
unconfirmedSource: Press reportingchecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Pegasus Istanbul SabihaUnknown
Filed to start 3 June 2026 (PC772, 4 weekly), but Pegasus is not on Damascus airport's airline list and no Pegasus flight to Damascus was tracked in September 2026. Book Aleppo or AJet instead.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 4 h → Latakia
unconfirmedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Pegasus →
Al-Raifrom Gaziantep6 hSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Al-Rai
Overland Gaziantep6 h
2 h to Al-Rai · 4 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Jarablusfrom Gaziantep7 hSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Jarablus
Overland Gaziantep7 h
2 h 30 min to Jarablus · 4 h 30 min → Latakia
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Tal Abyadfrom Şanlıurfa8 h 30 minSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Tal Abyad
Overland Şanlıurfa8 h 30 min
2 h 30 min to Tal Abyad · 6 h → Latakia
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 13 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing