Ar Raqqah: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Ar Raqqah is a city of 531,952 people in Syria (Raqqa), 259 m (850 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Ar Raqqah runs from about 9 h 46 min a day in late December to 14 h 39 min in late June (computed for 35.95° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Ar Raqqah in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Ar Raqqah · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Gaziantep, 190 km (Turkey)
- Aleppo, 168 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Beirut, 393 km (Lebanon)
- Diyarbakır, 243 km (Turkey)
- Adana, 349 km (Turkey)
- Mosul, 372 km (Iraq)
- Damascus, 368 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Homs, 248 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Malatya, 274 km (Turkey)
- Latakia, 294 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Ar Raqqah?
About 531,952 people live in Ar Raqqah, across 1,962 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ar Raqqah in?
Asia/Damascus, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Ar Raqqah?
The Pound (SYP). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Ar Raqqah?
Gaziantep (190 km), Aleppo (168 km), Beirut (393 km), Diyarbakır (243 km), Adana (349 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.