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Getting Around - Internal Travel |
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Air
Syrian Arab Airlines fly to Deir ez Zor, Aleppo, Latakia, Palmyra
and Qamishly. Fares are exceedingly cheap in general.
Road
There are 25,887 kilometres (16,086 miles) of roads. Traffic systems
are poor and there are many accidents. 2nd class
roads are unreliable throughout the wet season. The main route is
Aleppo to Damascus and Dar’a (north – south axis). The
traffic in Syria drives on the right. The speed
limits are 20 kilometres per hhour (12 miles per hour) in the city,
80 kilometres per hour (50 miles per hour) on highways.
Bus
Bus services run from Damascus and Aleppo to most towns and are
cheap, used frequently and resourceful. There are
orange and white air conditioned Karnak (government operated) buses.
Reservations are advised to be made well in advance.
Karnak bus routes serve their own terminals, which are generally
in or near the city centres. There are also privately run bus and
microbus services which started recently all over the Syrian Arab
Republic.
Taxi
Shared taxis are available to all parts of Syria.
Service taxis (old limousines) run on major routes
and cost 50 to 70 % more than Karnak buses.
Documentation
An International Driving Permit is required to
drive in Syria. Green Cards are not yet accepted
in the Syrian Arab Republic. Insurance is compulsory by law and
a customs certificate is needed. These are available from touring
and automobile clubs.
Rail
The railway stretches for 2,200 kilometres (1,364
miles). A service operates between Damascas - Aleppo - Kamechli.
A 2nd line runs between Aleppo - Latakia - Banias - Tartous - Homs
- Damascas - Deraa. 1stclass carriages are air conditioned. There
is also a connection from Haleb to the Lebanese border.
Urban
Publicly owned bus services operate in all major
cities and towns. Most buses outside the capital, however, have
no signs in a European script to indicate destination or stops,
which can make travelling rather complicated. Taxis
are widely accessible. Fares should be decided in advance and according
to the meter in the cities. |
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Air |
Road |
Aleppo |
1
hour |
5
hours 30 minutes |
Latakia |
1
hour |
5
hours |
Deir
ez Zor |
1
hour |
6
hours |
Qamishly |
1
hour |
8
hours |
Palmyra |
1
hour 25 minutes |
8
hours |
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8
hours |
Homs |
- |
1
hour 30 minutes |
Hama |
- |
2
hours |
Tartus |
- |
6
hours |
Dar’a |
- |
5
hours |
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