From Türkiye to Qamishli
Every way we know from Türkiye to Qamishli, 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 Qamishli today: overland via Tal Abyad, about 6.5 hours door to door (checked 13 Oct 2026). 18 of 20 known routes are running.
Tal AbyadFastestfrom Şanlıurfa6 h 30 minSyrians and Turks only2 h 30 min to the border4 h by road to Qamishli
Routes through Tal Abyad
Overland Şanlıurfa6 h 30 min
2 h 30 min to Tal Abyad · 4 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 13 Oct 2026
Aleppo airport, then by roadFastestFlights: 77 h 25 minFlight 1 h 25 min – 2 h6 h by road to Qamishli






Flights to Aleppo airport
SunExpress Antalya7 h 25 minWednesdays 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 · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
SunExpress →
SunExpress Izmir7 h 40 minFridays and Sundays (XQ808) since 2 August 2026. SunExpress's announced Damascus routes were never filed.
1 h 40 min to Aleppo airport · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
SunExpress →
AJet Istanbul Sabiha7 h 50 minDaily (VF340).
1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
AJet →
Pegasus Istanbul Sabiha7 h 50 minStarted 2 June 2026. Daily (PC770).
1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Pegasus →
Fly Cham Istanbul Sabiha7 h 50 minTuesdays (XH492).
1 h 50 min to Aleppo airport · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Turkish Airlines Istanbul8 hDaily (TK844). Since 2 October also TK840 on Fridays and Sundays.
2 h to Aleppo airport · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Turkish Airlines →
Syrian Air Istanbul8 hMondays (RB444).
2 h to Aleppo airport · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air →
Al-Raifrom Gaziantep8 hSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Al-Rai
Overland Gaziantep8 h
2 h to Al-Rai · 6 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Jarablusfrom Gaziantep8 hSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Jarablus
Overland Gaziantep8 h
2 h 30 min to Jarablus · 5 h 30 min → Qamishli
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Bab al-Salamafrom Gaziantep8 h 30 minSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Bab al-Salama
Overland Gaziantep8 h 30 min
2 h to Bab al-Salama · 6 h 30 min → Qamishli
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Bab al-Hawafrom Gaziantep10 hSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Bab al-Hawa
Overland Gaziantep10 h
3 h to Bab al-Hawa · 7 h → Qamishli
reportedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Damascus airport, then by roadFlights: 710 h 50 min
Flights to Damascus airport
AJet Ankara10 h 50 min3 weekly (VF591): Mon, Fri, Sun.
1 h 50 min to Damascus airport · 9 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
AJet →
Turkish Airlines Istanbul11 h 10 minTwice daily (TK846 and TK848) on the airport board through 31 October.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 9 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Turkish Airlines →
AJet Istanbul Sabiha11 h 10 minDaily (VF317) on the airport board through 31 October.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 9 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
AJet →
Fly Cham Istanbul Sabiha11 h 10 minAbout 5 weekly (XH486).
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 9 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Syrian Air Istanbul11 h 10 min5 weekly (RB444, and RB446 on Tuesdays), landing late in the evening or around 4 a.m.
2 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 9 h → Qamishli
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air →
Fly Cham Mersin (Çukurova)UnknownBegan 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 · 9 h → Qamishli
unconfirmedSource: Press reportingchecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham →
Pegasus Istanbul SabihaUnknownFiled 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 · 9 h → Qamishli
unconfirmedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Pegasus →
Kasabfrom Antakya (Hatay)11 h 30 minSyrians and Turks only
Routes through Kasab
Overland Antakya (Hatay)11 h 30 min
2 h to Kasab · 9 h 30 min → Qamishli
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 1 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing