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Syria travel guide: visa, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Syria. Capital: Damascus.
Do you need a visa for Syria?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 17 passports can enter Syria without a visa and 11 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Syria · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Syria
Syria at a glance
- Capital
- Damascus
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Currency
- Syrian pound (£, SYP)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling code
- +963
- Drives on the
- right
- Power
- Type C, E, L · 220 V · 50 Hz
Weather in Damascus
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Syria
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Syria
- Type Ctwo round pins
- Type Etwo round pins and an earth hole
- Type Lthree round pins in a row
Mains power is 220 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Syria?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Syria or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Syria?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 17 passports can enter Syria without a visa, 11 passports can get a visa on arrival, 167 passports can apply for an e-Visa, 1 passport needs a visa in advance and 2 passports are not admitted. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Syria.
What plug type and voltage does Syria use?
Syria uses plug types C, E, L at 220 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Syria?
Traffic keeps to the right in Syria.
What currency does Syria use?
Syrian pound (£, SYP).
What is the calling code for Syria?
+963.
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.