There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Syria by plane, car, or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane DUS - ALP
9h 51m$384–880Fly 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$221–691Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane DUS - DAM
9h 20m$554–1,283Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Aleppo International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane CGN - ALP
13h 25m$315–1,065Train 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
9h 1m$313–1,158
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Syria is to train and fly and drive which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Syria is to fly and drive which takes 7h 59m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Essen and Syria is 2980 km.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Essen to Syria, including transfers.
Syria is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 4:34 PM in Essen and 5:34 PM in Syria.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Syria?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flycham.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Damascus International Airport via Erbil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- 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
- $280–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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