No visa needed

Do citizens of Algeria need a visa for Syria?

Citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for Syria. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Algeria: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Algiers — Damascus: ≈ 3,030 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Syria without a visa on a Algeria passport?

Yes, citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for Syria. A valid passport is enough.

Syria visa rules at a glance

With a Algeria passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 94 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Algeria passport ranks 166th of 199.
Algeria passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Syria passport: 7.
Citizens of Algeria and Syria can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Palestine, Dominica, Seychelles, Haiti, Malaysia, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Syria, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Algeria. Algeria visa for citizens of Syria

Travelling to Syria: good to know

Algiers — Damascus: about 3,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Algiers 12:00 — Damascus 14:00.
Local currency: Syrian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SYP 122.
Syria is the 57th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Algeria.