From United Kingdom to Damascus
Every way we know from United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom to Damascus today: overland via Jdeidet Yabous, about 8 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 2 of 2 known routes are running.
Jdeidet YabousFastestfrom Beirut, then overland8 h7 h to the border1 h by road to Damascus
Routes through Jdeidet Yabous
Overland Beirut, then overland8 h
A dependable fallback when the direct flights don't fit.
7 h to Jdeidet Yabous · 1 h → Damascus
verifiedSource: General Authority for Ports and Customschecked 8 Oct 2026
Damascus airportFlights: 18 h 30 minConditional
Flights to Damascus airport
Fly connecting via Istanbul or the GulfConditional
The big European airlines don't fly to Syria, following EASA's advice to stay out of part of Syrian airspace at any height and below 26,000 feet over the rest (revised 1 October 2026, valid to 30 November 2026). It is advice, not a ban: Sundair, LEAV and Dan Air fly in with their own regulators' approval. The direct routes above are those smaller carriers or Syrian Air. AEGEAN has announced Athens–Damascus from 2 December 2026.
8 h to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: EASA bulletin CZIB-2017-03R20checked 8 Oct 2026
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing