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Getting to Damascus: By train

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There are train services to and from Aleppo, making stops in Homs and Hama. One of the trains continues to Qamishli via Raqqa, Deir ez zoor and Hassaka. There are also services to Latakia, stopping at Homs and Tartus. However, buses or service taxis are more convenient. Syrian trains are slow and make many stops. The Damascus-Aleppo service is good. The main train station is at Qadam, a southern suburb. Service microbuses on the Qadam-Assali route run between Qadam and Sharia al-Thawra in the city center.

International: There are weekly sleeper trains to Istanbul (35-36 hours) and Tehran (60 hours). There are also twice weekly trains to Amman (very slow, generally require a change of trains at the border).

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Damascus: Getting There: By train is based on work by Globe-trotter, Claus Hansen, Paul, David, Tim Berczy, Emad Al Sagheer, Brendonweir, Nunchucks, iGuide, and others. Damascus Travel Guide & Damascus Interactive Map is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0. See background image credits.
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