No visa needed

Do citizens of Sudan need a visa for Syria?

Citizens of Sudan 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 Sudan: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Khartoum — Damascus: ≈ 2,030 km, about 3 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 Sudan passport?

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

Syria visa rules at a glance

With a Sudan passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 108 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sudan passport ranks 184th of 199.
Sudan passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Syria passport: 7.
Citizens of Sudan and Syria can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Syria, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Sudan. Sudan visa for citizens of Syria

Travelling to Syria: good to know

Khartoum — Damascus: about 2,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Khartoum 12:00 — Damascus 13:00.
Local currency: Syrian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SYP 122.
Syria is the 16th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Sudan.