There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Syria by plane, train, 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.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane DUS - DAM
7h 5m$283–779Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane DUS - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
7h 59m$134–843Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane DUS - ALP
9h 56m$253–416Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Aleppo International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane CGN - ALP
7h 38m$212–498Fly Dortmund Airport to Aleppo International Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane DTM - ALP
14h 30m$208–681Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Damascus International Airport
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane AMS - DAM
9h 11m$361–686Train to Frankfurt, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane FRA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
8h 58m$180–536
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Syria is to train and fly and drive which costs $180 - $550 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Syria is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Essen and Syria is 3177 km.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Essen to Syria, including transfers.
Syria is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 10:42 PM in Essen and 12:42 AM in Syria.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Syria?
Leav, AJet, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aleppo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- syriaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Damascus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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