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Tourists planning to visit Syria in their forthcoming vacation need not worry about getting to Syria. Syria is a wonderful historic country with a well-developed transportation system. There are several means of getting to Syria.

Tourists will find hardly any problem to get in to Syria because of the various means of communication. But the easiest and the simplest way to get in to Syria is to fly there. Tourists can catch a flight from almost all the major countries of Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Africa and Asia. Though there are no direct flights from North America yet you can take the flights of Canadian, European and American airlines to get in to Syria. These flights give a halt at one of the major cities of Europe.

But if you are traveling from London then you will have no problem as there are direct flights from London to Damascus. The major airlines operating flights in these regions are British Airways and Syrian Air. Both of the airlines operate flights three times a week from Heathrow Airport.

Tourists coming from other European countries besides England can also buy tickets to Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia. There are several European airlines such as Air France, Air Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa German Airlines and Swissair which operate flights to Damascus and other major cities of Syria. If you are traveling from the Far East or central Asia and other parts of Asia then avail flights of Royal Jordanian, Egypt Air and Turkish Airlines.

Besides airways there are other options of getting to Syria. These are by boats and vehicles. From the neighboring countries you can take boats and reach Latakia and Tartous in Syria. These are the two main coastal cities of Syria. The main ports of Syria are Baniyas, Jablah, Latakia and Tartus.

Tourists can also get in to Syria via railways. You can take a train from countries such as Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey and reach the major cities of Syria namely Damascus and others. The main railway network of Syria is Hejaz Railway. This is a narrow gauge railway that runs from Damascus to Medina and passes through the Hejaz region of Arabia.

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