Transportations
Lebanon Transport comprises of its buses, taxi and services, airlines, ports and harbors, which ensures communication and connectivity amongst the various parts of Lebanon as well as with different parts of the world.
Buses
1-Buses are the most popular transport mode and inexpensive and can be stopped anywhere along the way (on the international coastal road) simply by hailing.
There are several bus stations in Beirut. Buses to Sidon and Tyre are available from the "Cola Bus station" while buses for Beqaa valley leave from "Hazmieh bus station". Passengers on their way to Tripoli or to Syria can get the respective buses from "Charles Helou Bus Station".
When you take a bus:
-verifying the destination with the driver.
-The fair varies from 1500 to 5000 LBP.
2- LCC (AKA the red buses)
Lebanese Commuting Company engages in the public transport services in Greater Beirut and its suburbs
It covers 10 routes that extend to the north, south and east, reaching Jbeil (Byblos), Broumana, and Aley.
Its current address is Choueifat, Main Road, LCC Building, Facing Sultan Steel. Its phone / fax numbers are 05-810510 / 05-810610
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Taxi and Services
-Service-Taxi or shared taxi
With this type of taxi the driver stops to pick up additional passengers anywhere on the streets and drop them off generally in main squares and main streets. It remains advantageous with very low fares.
Price varies from 2000 to 5000 LBP per person depending on how close or far the destination is.
-Traditional taxi
The driver must not pick up additional passengers. 
Most of these taxis are not equipped with meters, so negotiate the fare before embarking.
Prices varies from 5000 LBP to 50 000 LBP
-On-call taxi
This kind of taxi picks up people who have pre-booked by phone. They don't have a meter so passengers should ask the operator the price when they are booking the taxi.
Ask your hotel or your trip advisor for your on-call taxi.
Airport
Beirut International Airport or the Rafic Hariri International Airport has been enlarged and completely remodeled, is the home base for the national carrier, Middle East Airlines.
Beirut airport also receives flights from more than 31 international European and Asian airlines, and have an annual capacity of six million passengers by the start of the 21st century.
The airport has all of the typical airport passenger facilities including duty free shops, cafes, restaurants, banks, a post office, prayer rooms and a tourist information centre (managed by the Ministry of Tourism).
The airport has three lounges for premium passengers located on the mezzanine level above the Duty Free area in the departure area. They are: MEA's Cedar Lounge, LAT Lounge, Saudia's Golden Lounge.
Middle east Airlines
The MEA is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut; it operates scheduled international flights to Asia, Europe, and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport.
(Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Amman-Queen Alia, Athens, Baghdad, Brussels, Cairo, Dammam, Doha, Dubai,Erbil, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Kano, Kuwait, Lagos, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, Milan-Malpensa, Najaf, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Yerevan).
Seasonal: (Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Madinah, Nice, Sarajevo, Sharm el-Sheikh).
Contacts: local agent in regions
Rafic Hariri International Airport
Telephone: +9611623929 / +9611623911
Fax: +9611923404
Email: airport-sol@mea.aero
A. Abdel Razak Building, Abdel Hamid Karami Street, Bab Idriss, Beirut
Telephone: +9611976976/+9611976800/+9611622888
Fax: +9611976900
Email: babidriss@mea.aero
Gefinor Center, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut
Telephone: +9611628888/+9611622845/+9611623058
Email: gefinor@mea.aero / salesleb@mea.aero
Al Shouf Touristic Complex, Baakline
Telephone: +9615303150
Fax: +9615303150
Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Bhamdoun
Telephone: +9615262600
Fax: +9615262600
Email: bhamdoun@mea.aero
Lebanese Canadian Bank Center, Hermel, Bekaa
Telephone: +9618201717
Fax: +9618201313
Email: hermel@mea.aero
Unidem Building, Jal el Dib
Telephone: +9614721700 /+9614721900
Fax: +9614722570
Email: jaleldib@mea.aero
Mansour Building, Jbeil Main Road, Jbeil
Telephone: +9619949467
Fax: +9619949472
Email: spv-jbeso@mea.aero
Faddoul Building, Ghadir, Kesserwan
Telephone: +9619900031/+9619932120/+9611622226
Fax: +9619934639
Email: jounieh@mea.aero
Badr Building, Eastern Boulevard, Dakerman Area, Saida
Telephone: +9617721460/+9617724909/+9617733732
Fax: +9617733738
Email: saida@mea.aero
M. Karameh Building, R. Karameh Street, Al Basateen Area, Tripoli
Telephone: +9616203333/+9616204444/+9611623222
Fax: +9616211720
Email: tripoli@mea.aero
Georges Chedid Building, Zahle Boulevard, Zahle, Bekaa
Telephone: +9618806484 / +9618803484 /+9611622282
Fax: +9618807451
Email: zahle@mea.aero
Airlines in Lebanon
| Aeroflot Selim Saab Building, 2nd Floor, Verdun, Beirut Telephone +9611739596 Fax +9611739597 Email: beytosu@aeroflot.ru /mrba@dm.net.lb Destinations: Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
Air Algérie Gefinor Center, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611343440 / +9611343441 Web: www.airalgerie.dz Destinations: Algiers |
Air Arabia Global Holidays Aresco Center, Ground Floor, Hamra, Beirut Telephone:+9611756666 Email:airarabia@globalholidayslb.com Web: www.airarabia.com Destinations: Sharjah |
| Air Canada Lebanese & Overseas Services Verdun 2000 Centre, 6F, Verdun Street, Beirut Telephone: +9611811690 / +9611811691 Fax: +9611860004 Web: www.aircanada.com |
Air France 170 Saad Zaghloul Street, Foch, Beirut Central District Telephone: +9611977977 Fax: +9611977970 Web: www.airfrance.com.lb Destinations: Paris-Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Marseille |
American Airline Pan Asiatic Travel Gefinor Center, Block A, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone:+9611353637 / +9611747750 Web: www.aa.com Destinations: USA |
| Alitalia Liberty Tower, Rome Street, Hamra, Beirut (Reservations) Telephone: +9611340280 / +9611343010 Fax: +9611343011 Web: www.alitalia.com Destinations: Rome-Fiumicino |
bahrein Air Tabet Building, Ground Floor, Damascus Road, Badaro, Beirut Telephone: +9611395604 / +9611395605 Fax: +9611384561 Email: shassan@bahrainair.net Web: www.bahrainair.net Destinations: Minsk-National |
British Airways Gefinor Center, Block B, 4th Floor, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9614474777 Web: www.britishairways.com Destinations: London-Heathrow |
| Bulgaria Air Blue Building, 6th Floor, 604 R, Abdel Aziz Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611361707 Fax: +9611361056 Email: beirut@hemusair.bg Web: www.air.bg Seasonal: Sofia |
Cyprus Airways Starco Center, Block B, Ground Floor, Beirut Central District Telephone: +9611371136 / +9611629172 Destinations: Larnaca |
EgyptAir Bank Misr Building, Banks Street, Beirut Central District Telephone: +9611981809 / +9611980166 / +9611980165 Fax: +9611989679 Web: www.egyptair.com Destinations: Cairo |
| Emirates Gefinor Center, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611734500 / +9611629157 Fax: +9611744493 Web: www.emirates.com/lb/English Destinations: Dubai |
Etihad Airways Zein Building, Ground Floor, Omar Daouk Street, Bab Idriss, Beirut Telephone: +9611975000 Fax: +9611974528 Web: www.etihadairways.com Destinations: Abu Dhabi |
Ethiopian Airlines Gefinor Center, Block B, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611752846 / +9611752847 / +9611629814 Fax: +9611752846 Destinations: Addis Ababa |
| FlyDubai Destinations: Dubai |
Germanwings Destinations: Berlin-Tegel (begins 30 November 2013) |
Gulf Air Borj Al Ghazal, Fouad Chehab Ave, Achrafieh, Beirut Reservations Office: +9611323332 Sales Office: +9611323307/+9611323308/+9611324676 Fax: +9611323364 Web: www.gulfair.com Destinations: Bahrain |
| Iran Air East Star, Aresco Center, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611753064/+9611753066 Fax: +9611753066 Web: www.iranair.com Destinations: Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
Iraqi Airways Hamra Street, Near Bank of Lebanon, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611744334/+9611744335 Fax: +9611744334 Email: iac.lb@hotmail.com Web: www.iq-airways.com Destinations: Baghdad, Basra, Erbil |
Kuwait Airways Arab Baank Bldg., Ground Floor, Riad el Solh Square, Beirut Telephone: +9611985180 / +9611985179/+9611629002 Email: bey@kuwaitairways.com Web: www.kuwaitairways.com Destinations: Kuwait |
| Lufthansa Gefinor Center, Block B, 10th Floor, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611347007 Fax: +9611349001 Email: BEYteam@dlh.de Web: www.lufthansa.com Destinations: Berlin-Tegel (ends 29 November 2013), Frankfurt |
Oman Air Gefinor Center, Block D, Ground Floor, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611753581 / +9611753582/+9611753583 Fax: +9611753580 Web: www.omanair.com/wy/index.htm Destinations: Muscat |
Qatar Airways Al Waha Building, Street No.62, Ein El Tineh, Beirut Telephone: +9611810412/+9611629524 Fax: +9611803061 Web: www.qatarairways.com Destinations: Doha |
| Royal Air Maroc Gefinor Center, Clemenceau Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611755006 Fax: +9611755933 Web: www.royalairmaroc.com Destinations: Casablanca |
Royal Jordanian BLF Building, 2nd Floor, Metropolitan Hotel Roundabout, Sin El Fil, Metn Main Office: +9611493480 / +9611490275 Fax: +9611491091 Email: beytbrj@rj.com Reservations Office: +9611493320 /+9611493321/+9611493480/+9611493481 Destinations: Amman-Queen Alia |
Saudia Sahnaoui Building, Bank of Lebanon Street, Hamra, Beirut Reservations Office: +9611349100/+9611349101/+9611349102 Airport: +9611629366 Web: www.saudiairlines.com Destinations: Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |
| Syrian Air Mar Elias, Facing Wazzan Center, Beirut Telephone: +9611375632/+9611375633/+9611375634 Fax: +9611375636 Email: rb.beirut@syriaair.com Destinations: Damascus |
Tunisair Chaker El Oueini Building, Riad El Solh Square, Beirut Central District Telephone :+9611980370/+9611980371/+9611980372/+9611980373 Fax: +9611980374 Email: tunisair.beyrouth@dm.net.lb Web: www.tunisair.com.tn Destinations: Tunis |
Turkish Airlines Al Azarieh Building, Block A2-2, Beirut Central District Telephone: +9611999849 Fax: +9611999850 Email: marketingbey@thy.com Web: www.turkishairlines.com Destinations: Istanbul-Atatürk |
| United Airlines Makdessi Street, Hamra, Beirut Telephone: +9611745429 Fax: +9611740043 Web: www.united.com |
Yemenia Clemenceau Street, Minet el Hosn, Beirut. Telephone: +9611737736 Fax: +9611747704 Web www.yemenia.com Destinations: Sana'a |