Transport in Syria is possible by rail, road, air or rivers, both public and private. Syria is an Asian country with a well-developed rail network (2,052 km) and a highway system (782 km). Main international airport is the Damascus International Airport in the capital, Damascus.

Railways

total: 2,052 km standard gauge: 1,801 km of gauge narrow gauge: 251 km of gauge (2006)

Railway links with adjacent countries

Developments

Road transport

An overland trans-desert bus service between Beirut, Haifa, Damascus and Baghdad was established by the Nairn Transport Company of Damascus in 1923.

Roads

total: 68,157 km paved: 61,514 km (including 1,103 km of expressways) unpaved: 6,643 km (2006)

Motorways

Syria has a well-developed system of motorways in the western half of the country. The eastern part nevertheless has only connection through two lanes roads due to the sparsity of the population. The main motorways in Syria are the following:

Developments

Waterways

Pipelines

Ports and harbors

Main international seaport at Latakia with additional ports at Baniyas, Jablah, and Tartus.

Merchant marine

total: 19 ships ( or over) totaling / ships by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo ship 14, carrier 1 (2010)

Airports

As of 2012, Syria had a total of 99 airports. The major airports are: Aleppo International Airport, Bassel Al-Assad International Airport, Damascus International Airport, Deir ez-Zor Airport, Kamishly Airport, and Palmyra Airport.

Airports (with paved runways)

total: 29 over 3,047 meters in length: 5 2,438 to 3,047 meters: 16 914 to 1,523 meters: 3 under 914 meters: 5

Airports (with unpaved runways)

total: 70 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 14 under 914 m: 55 (2012)