Deir ez-Zor: 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.
Deir ez-Zor is a city of 271,800 people in Syria, 210 m (689 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
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Daylight in Deir ez-Zor runs from about 9 h 49 min a day in late December to 14 h 36 min in late June (computed for 35.34° 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 Deir ez-Zor in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Deir ez-Zor · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Gaziantep, 313 km (Turkey)
- Aleppo, 286 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Diyarbakır, 287 km (Turkey)
- Mosul, 291 km (Iraq)
- Erbil, 362 km (Iraq)
- Kirkuk, 386 km (Iraq)
- Homs, 318 km — buses · car rental
- Malatya, 372 km (Turkey)
- Latakia, 395 km — buses · car rental
- Ar Raqqah, 123 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Armavir.
Common questions
How big is Deir ez-Zor?
About 271,800 people live in Deir ez-Zor (GeoNames).
What time zone is Deir ez-Zor in?
Asia/Damascus, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Deir ez-Zor?
The Pound (SYP). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Deir ez-Zor?
Gaziantep (313 km), Aleppo (286 km), Diyarbakır (287 km), Mosul (291 km), Erbil (362 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.