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 Damascus International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane ZRH - DAM
12h 4m$254–620Fly 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 28m$161–398Fly Zurich Airport to Aleppo International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane ZRH - ALP
8h 55m$314–447Train 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 48m$199–460Train 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
19h 18m$259–803Train, 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 9m$221–460
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Syria is to fly and drive which costs $160 - $400 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Syria is to fly and drive which takes 7h 28m and costs $160 - $400.
The distance between Zurich and Syria is 2850 km.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Zurich to Syria, including transfers.
Syria is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 11:11 AM in Zurich and 1:11 PM in Syria.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Syria?
Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Basel to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- air-mediterranean.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–480
- 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
- $33–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- 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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