Entry restricted

Entry to Syria for citizens of Iran

Entry to Syria is currently restricted for citizens of Iran. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Damascus: ≈ 1,400 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

Entry restricted

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

Entry to Syria is currently restricted for citizens of Iran. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

With a Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Syria passport: 7.
Citizens of Iran and Syria can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Syria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Syria

Tehran — Damascus: about 1,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −0.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Damascus 11:30.
Local currency: Syrian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SYP 122.