Beirut: 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.
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Beirut Railway Station. It is a port city: Port of Beirut. Our booking partner lists 327 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Beirut runs from about 9 h 57 min a day in late December to 14 h 28 min in late June (computed for 33.89° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Beirut is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, whose 12,467-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Beirut: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Beirut Railway Station. Trains to Beirut
Buses to Beirut · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 327 places to stay in Beirut. Of the 274 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (137), and 33 are five-star. Across 104 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 53,119 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Gaziantep, 391 km (Turkey) — flights
- Aleppo, 298 km (Syria) — flights
- Adana, 344 km (Turkey) — flights
- Damascus, 85 km (Syria)
- Amman, 219 km (Jordan) — flights
- Jerusalem, 238 km (Israel) — flights
- Zarqa, 210 km (Jordan) — flights
- Homs, 146 km (Syria)
- Latakia, 184 km (Syria) — flights
- Irbid, 152 km (Jordan) — flights
Twin towns and sister cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Amman, Athens, Damascus, Emirate of Dubai, Yerevan, Los Angeles, Lyon, Marseille, Moscow, Quebec City, Trieste, Montreal.
Common questions
Which airport serves Beirut?
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
How big is Beirut?
About 1.9 million people live in Beirut, across 20 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Beirut in?
Asia/Beirut, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Beirut?
The Pound (LBP). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Beirut?
Our booking partner lists 327 places to stay in Beirut, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Beirut?
Gaziantep (391 km), Aleppo (298 km), Adana (344 km), Damascus (85 km), Amman (219 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 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.