Syrian Railways train routes and timetables for 2010*

Aleppo-Latakia-Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

42 Trainset daily Aleppo 06:00 Non Stop Latakia 08:30

242

Local train

daily

Aleppo

06:48

Bischmaron

Latakia

10:08

246

Local train

daily

Aleppo

15:50

Bischmaron

Latakia

19:22

44 Trainset daily Aleppo 17:30 Non Stop Latakia 20:07

41

Trainset

daily

Latakia

06:25

Non Stop

Aleppo

09:04

243

Local train

daily

Latakia

07:10

Bishmaron

Aleppo

10:50

245

Local train

daily

Latakia

15:40

Bishmaron

Aleppo

19:16

45

Trainset

daily

Latakia

17:25

Non Stop

Aleppo

20:00

Aleppo-Damascus-Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

230 Local train daily Aleppo 00:10 Hama & Homs Damascus 06:24
170 Fast train daily Aleppo 03:50 Hama & Homs Damascus 08:54
10 Trainset daily Aleppo 05:40 Hama & Homs Damascus 09:40
16 Trainset daily Aleppo 16:45 Hama & Homs Damascus 21:02
               
231 Local train daily Damascus 00:01 Homs & Hama Aleppo 05:58
7 Trainset daily Damascus 06:50 Homs & Hama Aleppo 11:29
173 Fast train daily Damascus 15:10 Homs & Hama Aleppo 20:23
11 Trainset daily Damascus 16:50 Homs & Hama Aleppo 20:50

Aleppo-Al-Qamishli-Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

255 Local train daily Aleppo 23:15 Ar`Raqqa, Deir-Ez-Zor & Al-Hasakeh Al-Qamishli 06:52

256

Local train

daily

Al-Qamishli

21:50

Al-Hasakeh, Deir-Ez-Zor & Ar΄Raqqa

Aleppo

05:28

Aleppo-Maydan Ikbis-Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

663 Local train daily Aleppo 15:15   Maydan Ikbis 18:42

660

Local train

daily

Maydan Ikbis

06:30

 

Aleppo

09:40

Aleppo-Homs-Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

174 Local Train daily Aleppo 15:35   Homs 18:17

171

Local Train

daily

Homs

07:05

 

Aleppo

09:55

Aleppo- Deir-Ez-Zor- Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

57 Trainset Fri., Sat. & Sun Aleppo 16:10 Ar΄Raqqa Deir-Ez-Zor 20:21

56

Trainset

Fri., Sat. & Sun.

Deir-Ez-Zor

06:46

Ar΄Raqqa

Aleppo

10:57

Aleppo-Tartus-Aleppo

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

40 Trainset daily Aleppo 04:05 Latakia (06:49) Tartus 08:00.

47

Trainset

daily

Tartus

19:00

Latakia (20:10 )

Aleppo

22:45

Damascus-Latakia-Damascus

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

23 Suspended Thu. & Sat. Damascus 14:50 Tartus, Baniyas & Jablah Latakia 19:55

25

Trainset

daily

Damascus

16:15

Tartus, Baniyas & Jablah

Latakia

20:55

20 Trainset daily Latakia 01:55 Jablah, Baniyas & Tartus Damascus 06:45
22 Suspended Sat. & Sun. Latakia 05:30 Jablah, Baniyas & Tartus Damascus 10:35

Damascus- Al-Qamishli- Damascus

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

183 Local train daily Damascus 18:15 Homs, Hama, Aleppo-Al Ansari (dep. 00:47), Ar΄Raqqa, Deir-Ez-Zor & Al-Hasakeh Al-Qamishli 08:41

184

Local train

daily

Al-Qamishli

18:10

Al-Hasakeh, Deir-Ez-Zor, Ar΄Raqqa, Aleppo-Al Ansari (dep. 01:55), Hama & Homs

Damascus

08:18

Latakia-Tartus-Latakia

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

282 Suspended Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu Latakia 08:45 Jablah & Baniyas Tartus 09:50
284 Trainset daily Latakia 15:15 Jablah & Baniyas Tartus 16:20
386 Suspended Thursday Latakia 16:10 Jablah & Baniyas Tartus 17:20
286 Suspended Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed Latakia 18:05 Jablah & Baniyas Tartus 19:10
288 Suspended Saturday Latakia 20:10 Jablah & Baniyas Tartus 21:19
               
281 Trainset daily Tartus 06:25 Baniyas & Jablah Latakia 07:34
383 Suspended Sunday. Tartus 07:30 Baniyas & Jablah Latakia 08:40
283 Suspended Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu Tartus 10:15 Baniyas & Jablah Latakia 11:20
285 Suspended Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed Tartus 16:45 Baniyas & Jablah Latakia 17:50
287 Suspended Saturday Tartus 17:40 Baniyas & Jablah Latakia 18:48

Tartus-Hama-Tartus

Train Nr.

Notice

Service

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

235/226   Friday& Holidays Tartus 19:30 Homs Hama 23:42

225/232

 

Friday& Holidays

Hama

06:00

Homs

Tartus

10:23

 

Syrian Railways international train routes and timetables for 2010*

Train Nr.

Notice

From

Depart

Via

To

Arrive

757

Sleeping-Car and First Class Coaches

Aleppo

20:01 every Friday

Ar΄Raqqa (22:59), Deir-Ez-Zor (00:45), Al-Hasakeh(02:35), Al-Qamishli (04:00), Al-Ya΄rubiyeh (06:27)

Mosul (Iraq)

12:00 Saturday

758

Sleeping-Car and First Class Coaches

Mosul(Iraq)

 

12:00 every Wednesday

Al-Ya΄rubiyeh (18:00), Al-Qamishli (23:10), Al-Hasakeh (00:13), Deir-Ez-Zor (02:05), u. Ar΄Raqqa (03:51)

Aleppo

06:28 Thursday

65

due to construction works on the railway line between Eskisehir (TR) and Konya (TR) service is suspended sicnce June 2008

Aleppo

11:10 every Tuesday

MaydanIkbis und Tόrkei

Istanbul (Turkey)

17:55 Wednesday

66

due to construction works on the railway line between Eskisehir (TR) and Konya (TR) service is suspended sicnce June 2008

Istanbul (Turkey)

08:55 every Sunday

Tόrkei und Maydan Ikbis

Aleppo

15:36 Monday

alternatively to the train Istanbul <->Aleppo, please use the daily train "Iηanadolu Mavi Train" (Departure Istanbul (Haydarpasa) 23:50 Arrival Adana 18:35) and then continue your journey with the syrian train to Aleppo (please check timetable and fares below)
69 1 Dining-Car and
3 First Class Coaches
Aleppo 21:00 every Monday and Thursday Maydan Ikbis (23:51- 01:00), Adana (05:18- 05:25) Mersin (Turkey) 06:20 Tuesday and Friday
68 1 Dining-Car and
3 First Class Coaches
Mersin (Tόrkei) 23:00 every Tuesday and Friday Adana (23:56- 00:05), Maydan Ikbis (04:44- 05:55) Aleppo  08:20 Wednesday and Saturday
new Expected to lunch service during the year 2009. More information to be followed Aleppo twice a week Muslimiya Gaziantep (Turkey) twice a week
new Expected to lunch service during the year 2009. More information to followed Gaziantep (Turkey) twice a week Muslimiya Aleppo twice a week

67

Due a landslide near Narli (TR), the service is suspended since March 2010. Service is suspended during the fasten Periode (Ramadan)

Damascus

08:32 every Monday

Aleppo (13:43-13:50), Maydan Ikbis, & Turkey

Teheran (Iran)

01:45 Wednesday

66

Due a landslide near Narli (TR), the service is suspended since March 2010. Service is suspended during the fasten Periode (Ramadan)

Teheran (Iran)

20:15 every Monday

Turkey, Maydan Ikbis, & Aleppo (02:45-07:10)

Damascus

12:23 Wednesday

Syrian Railways ticket fares for 2010*:

important notice for ticket purchasing and some travel tips:

· All fares are given in Syrian Pound "SP" and in Euro "€". The approximate exchange rate is*: 1,- € = 65,- SP. Currency Converter
·
Train tickets from Turkey, Iran and Irak to Syria (Inbound) must be bought unfortunately inside those countries. Tickets from Syria to those countrie
  (outbound) can be bought in Syria. Don't forget your Passport and a VISA for Syria.

· All passangers need a valid passport if they buy their tickets, because train seats and passengers are registerd by name.
· domestic tickets can be bought and booked 36 houres in advance. For international trips it's possible to book and buy tickets 1 week in advance.
· Passangers leaving Syria by train or bus have to pay 600 SP as a leaving tax. You get tax stamps at the train station in Aleppo or at the syrian border.
· In each Sleeping-Car you will find two Beds in one compartments. It's possible to joing two compartments together to accomodate 4 Passengers. Inaddion
  passengers can book one
compartments for them selfe if they bought the 2 tickets for the sleeping-car.
· Buying tickets in the train station of Aleppo is very easy. At the right part of the train station building in Aleppo you can find the ticket counters for the
  southbound destinations ( Hama, Homs, Damascus), eastbound (
Ar΄Raqqa, Deir-Ez-Zor & Al-Hasakeh and Al-Qamishli) and the international destinations.
  At the left part of the train station building in Aleppo you can buy the tickets to the westbound destinations (Latakia and Tartus).

· After buying ticket, please go the left part of the train station building (next to the westbound ticket counter), having your passport and ticket, for registration.
· In Damascus you can buy your ticket at the Kadam train station (about 4 km southwest of Damascus city centre) or at the Hedjas station (city center).
· In Aleppo and Damascus their is a shuttle bus between train station <--> city center / outskirts. Tickets can be bought in the bus.
· Homs has two train stations. Homs 1 ( Homs main train Station near city center) and Homs 2 ( Homs freight train station on the outskirts).
· Train delays are in the middel east very common. Please bring a lot of time and don't book onward international train connections.
· It helps if you bring your own toilet paper as it may run out in the trains.
· Water and Tee can be bought in the dining-car or at the sleeping-car attendant. Bring your own food as it's not assured to find food on board the dining-car.
· Hotels in Aleppo: ( Park Hotel Aleppo 5 minutes walk from the train station) or try the historical Baron Hotel in the city center of Aleppo.
· pictures of the Tickets: (1, 2 , 3)

Aleppo-Latakia or Latakia-Aleppo                                       

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

41/42

135SP /  2,07€

105SP/   1,61€

44/45

135SP /  2,07€

105SP/   1,61€

46/49 135SP /  2,07€ 105SP/   1,61€

412/417

  85SP /  1,30€

  55SP/   0,84€

414/415

  85SP /  1,30€

  55SP/   0,84€

420/411   85SP/   1,30€   55SP/   0,84€

242/243

  70SP /  1,07€

  50SP/   0,77€

246/245

  70SP /  1,07€

  50SP/   0,77€

Aleppo-Damaskus or Damaskus-Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

slepping-car

10/11 300SP/ 4,61 € 250SP/ 3,84€ kein Bettabteil im Trainset
70/73 180SP/ 2,76 €

140SP/ 2,15€

570SP/ 8,76€  pro Bett
 7/12 180SP/ 2,76 €

140SP/ 2,15€

570SP/ 8,76€  pro Bett

30/31

110SP/ 1,70 €

  75SP/ 1,15€

505SP/ 7,76€  pro Bett.

83/84

110SP/ 1,70 €

  75SP/ 1,15€

505SP/ 7.76€  pro Bett

Aleppo-Al-Qamishli or Al-Qamishli-Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

sleeping-car

253/256
83/84

175SP/ 2,69€

115SP/ 1,76€

535SP/ 8,23€ pro Bett

Aleppo- MaydanIkbis or MaydanIkbis- Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

660/663

45SP/ 0,69€

30SP/ 0,46€

Aleppo-Afrin or Afrin-Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

665/664

40SP/ 0,65€

25SP/ 0,40€

Aleppo-Tartus or Tartus-Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

40/47

SP/€

SP/ €

Damaskus-Latakia or Latakia-Damaskus

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

20/21- 22/25

120SP/ 1,84€

80SP/ 1,23€

Latakia-Tartus or Tartus-Latakia

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

281/284

40SP/ 0,62€

25SP/ 0,38€

Tartus- Hama or Hama- Tartus

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

235/226
225/232

65SP/ 1,00€

40SP/ 1,00€

Aleppo -Deir-Ez-Zor or Deir-Ez-Zor- Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

2nd class

56/57

185SP/ 2,84€

140SP/ 2,15€

Aleppo -Adana or Adana- Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

sleeping-car

64/69

952SP/ 15,85€

SP/ €

Aleppo -Mersin or Mersin- Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

sleeping-car

64/69

1091SP/ 18,16€

SP/ €

Aleppo -Mosul or Mosul- Aleppo

Train Nr.

1st class

sleeping-car

757/758

SP/ 23,00€

SP/ 38,00€

Damaskus -Teheran or Teheran- Damaskus

Train Nr.

1st class

sleeping-car

67/66

SP/ 48,09€

SP/ 64,09€

 

*- All timetables and fares are based on the date 29.April.2009 CFS. Exchange rates may be change daily.
Since the current situation can change at any time, no guarantee can be given for the information provided!!

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