There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Syria by plane, car, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane ZRH - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
7h 28m$186–413Fly Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane ZRH - DAM
12h 4m$259–635Fly Zurich Airport to Aleppo International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aleppo International Airport (ALP)plane ZRH - ALP
8h 55m$249–482Train 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$199–649Train 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 58m$259–802Train, 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$243–496Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane GVA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
10h 30m$236–521
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Syria is to fly and drive which costs $180 - $420 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Syria is to fly and drive which takes 7h 28m and costs $180 - $420.
The distance between Zurich and Syria is 2828 km.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Zurich to Syria, including transfers.
Syria is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 5:12 PM in Zurich and 7:12 PM in Syria.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Syria?
Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–450
Flights from Basel to Aleppo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Basel to Aleppo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Damascus International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- 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
- 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
- $33–37
- 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
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- 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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