There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Damascus by train, plane, 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.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Damascus International Airport
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane EDI - DAM
11h 30m$298–811Fly Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane GLA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
10h 58m$201–580Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane EDI - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
12h 8m$259–1,175Fly Glasgow Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane GLA - DAM
9h 54m$300–816Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Damascus International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane NCL - DAM
12h 50m$346–966
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Damascus is to fly and drive which costs $200 - $600 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Damascus is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs $300 - $850.
The distance between Glasgow and Damascus is 4049 km.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Glasgow to Damascus, including transfers.
Damascus is 3h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 12:13 PM in Glasgow and 3:13 PM in Damascus.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Damascus, Syria?
KLM, Syrian Arab Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) 6 times a week.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Damascus International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Damascus International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Newcastle to Damascus International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- syriaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Damascus International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newcastle to Damascus International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beirut International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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