There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Damascus by plane, car, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Damascus International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane EDI - DAM
19h$368–1,273Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane EDI - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
10h 49m$175–681Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane GLA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
11h 28m$213–674Train to Newcastle, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane NCL - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
16h 51m$228–740
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Damascus is to fly and drive which costs $170 - $700 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Damascus is to fly and drive which takes 10h 49m and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Damascus is 3977 km.
It takes approximately 19h to get from Edinburgh to Damascus, including transfers.
Damascus is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:39 PM in Edinburgh and 6:39 PM in Damascus.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Damascus, Syria?
Turkish Airlines flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Newcastle to Beirut International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Newcastle to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newcastle to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Newcastle to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Newcastle to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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