There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Damascus by train, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Damascus International Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane DUS - DAM
7h 31m$298–787Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane CGN - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
9h 16m$155–509Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane CGN - DAM
8h 57m$278–621Train to Frankfurt, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane FRA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
8h 6m$163–557Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane DUS - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
8h 25m$215–645
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Damascus is to train and fly and drive which costs $160 - $600 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Damascus is to train and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $290 - $800.
The distance between Cologne and Damascus is 3197 km.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Cologne to Damascus, including transfers.
Damascus is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 4:25 PM in Cologne and 5:25 PM in Damascus.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Damascus, Syria?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) twice daily.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Damascus International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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