Car hire and driving in Ţarţūs
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Syria traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LTK means 57 km (35 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823.
Drives from Ţarţūs
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ţarţūs to Latakia | Syria | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Ţarţūs to Homs | Syria | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Ţarţūs to Ḩamāh | Syria | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Ţarţūs to Idlib | Syria | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Ţarţūs to Dūmā | Syria | 154 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Ţarţūs to Damascus | Syria | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Ţarţūs to Aleppo | Syria | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Ţarţūs to Al Bāb | Syria | 221 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Ţarţūs to Ar Raqqah | Syria | 307 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 40 min |
| Ţarţūs to Deir ez-Zor | Syria | 390 km (242 mi) | about 5 h 57 min |
| Ţarţūs to Al Ḩasakah | Syria | 474 km (295 mi) | about 7 h 14 min |
| Ţarţūs to Al Qāmishlī | Syria | 538 km (334 mi) | about 8 h 12 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Ţarţūs?
The right, as everywhere in Syria.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.