Syria – TRAVEL – Cars / Rentals

Cars / Rentals

Railways
        total: 2,750 km

        standard gauge: 2,423 km 1.435-m gauge        narrow gauge: 327 km 1.050-m gauge (2000)

Railway links with adjacent countries
        Lebanon – defunct

        Israel – no         Iraq – no – via Turkey         Jordan – yes – 1050mm         Turkey – yes – 1435mm

Highways
        total: 36,377 km

        paved: 26,299 km (including 877 km of expressways)        unpaved: 10,078 km (1999 est.)

Waterways
870 km; minimal economic importance

Pipelines

crude oil 1,304 km; petroleum products 515 km