There are 6 ways to get from Zurich 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 Zurich Airport to Aleppo International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane ZRH - ALP
8h 57m$274–1,017Fly Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane ZRH - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
7h 30m$171–438Train to Basel, fly to Aleppo International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane BSL - ALP
14h 50m$199–451Train to Basel, fly to Damascus International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane BSL - DAM
18h 20m$329–514Fly Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane ZRH - DAM
8h 51m$284–550Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane MXP - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
11h 7m$220–446
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Syria is to train and fly which costs $190 - $460 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Syria is to fly and drive which takes 7h 30m and costs $170 - $440.
The distance between Zurich and Syria is 2685 km.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Zurich to Syria, including transfers.
Syria is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 8:00 AM in Zurich and 10:00 AM in Syria.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Syria?
Turkish Airlines flies from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Basel to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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