How to get to Syria

By Road
Coming from Europe the main gateway to Syria is from Antakya (Antioch) through the Bab El Hawa route to Aleppo. There are also main roads from Iraq through Bukamal, Jordan and two Lebanese border stops; at Tripoli and through the Anti Lebanon mountains. There are daily coach services from Istanbul to Aleppo, Amman to Jordan and Beirut to Aleppo and Damascus.

By Rail
There is a train service from Hayderpasha in Turkey to Ankara and Aleppo. The Hijaz service from Amman to Damascus has just opened and is running again. The Baghdad service 

By Sea
There is a ferry service from Greece and Cyprus, which makes it possible to arrive with your own car. There are also a number of cruises that go round the Mediterranean and stop off at one of the main ports of Latakia and Tartous.

By Air
Syria has two international airports, Damascus International Airport and the Aleppo Airport. Most major European and Middle Eastern Airlines land in Damascus, while only Syrian Air, Austrian Airlines, Egypt Air, Czech Airlines, British Airways and Charter flights to some of the former Soviet republics fly from Aleppo. Syrian Air flies to most European and Middle Eastern capitals.