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The Damascus International Airport is located about 25km of the city center. If you arrive late at night, your only option is to take a taxi. It costs 10USD (about 500SP). You can also ask from your hotel to send a car for you, but in this case expect to pay at least 15USD. If you arrive between 6am-00:00, you can use the airport bus, which is far less expensive (about 30SP) and it takes you to Baramkeh bus station, (1.5km of Al-Merjeh). From this point you can go to Al-Merjeh using a microbus or a taxi. From Damascus airport there are several flights to Aleppo, Deir Ezzor, Lattakia and Qamishle. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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On the Sahat al Shouhadaa and in the streets nearby there are travel agencies, middle-range hotels, some government offices and… some very good cake-shops. We are now very close to the western tip of the "old city". The old city of Damascus is still three-quarters surrounded by its rampart walls which are ringed by streets crowded with traffic and people. To the north suns the boulevard Al Malek Fayssal. To the south there is the rue Zaghloul (lined with fine mosques and madrassas: Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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From Jordan, you can take the bus from Karnak / Jett--the office is near Abdali bus terminal ( where the airpost bus lets you off)I think the price was 6 Dollars, one way. Ther is also a stop at a duty free shop. With overpriced European chocolates and perfumes etc. it takes less than 3 hous to see the mountain al Kassioun rise behind Damascus City. Ther are also collective taxis--sticky and more expensive. Best to buy tickets for the bus one day in advance. the earliest bus goes out 7 in the morning. From Damascus to Amman: There is only one bus per day. But penty of Taxis. From Beirut: You take a bus or Taxi from Charles Helou bus station. If you don't have a visa, you have to take the taxi --it is said. Again, it's none too spacious. I sat almost on the lap of the French expatriate next to me, holding on to the door handle in every curve. It takes 2 and a half hour--inclusive of the time passengers spent in the duty free and at the border. If you have a multiple entry Syriain visa and want to go to Beirut from Damnascus, you can get a free 48 hour visa. If you have a single entry visa you can go to the immigration in Damascus and get a permission to come back in. Costs: by Taxi 10 Dollars, by bus it's less. The bus stops near presidents bridge in Damascus. You should ask for Jisr al rice, and then below the bridge is the local bus terminal, wher you can take a big bus to Bab Touma (where people rent out rooms) or Merjeh near Bahsa (the place where all the budget hotels are) for only 5 lira for 2 rides. There is no bus to or from Israel. But once a year the Druze sect members have a reunion and party at the border, and you can go and wave hello. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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They're everywhere, little yellow taxis, some frighteningly battered and rusty, others polished and cared for. They're cheap - hardly any taxi ride in Damascus will cost you more than a couple of dollars if you are staying within the central area. If you do want to go further afield, to Jebel Qassioun for example, set a price of what you will pay before you leave. Taxis all should have a meter - make sure the driver puts it on before he moves off. There often private drivers waiting outside hotels. Their cars won't have a meter, but you can negotiate a price with them. If you're going to be around for a few days and want to get out and about further afield in the city, it's not a bad idea to get to know one or two of them and use their services. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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