Destinations
Lebanon: cities and how to get around
6 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Lebanon has 6 cities on this site, including the capital, Beirut. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalBeirut
Population6.8 million
Area10,400 km²
CurrencyPound (LBP)
Dialling code+961
Driving sideRight
Plug typesAC power s and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363, Euro, NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648824 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648888
Official languagesArabic
Internet domain.lb
Cities in Lebanon
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | Beirut | 1,916,100 | BEY (8 km) | 327 |
| Tripoli | North Lebanon | 229,398 | BEY (76 km) | — |
| Sidon | South Governorate | 163,554 | BEY (31 km) | — |
| Tyre | South Governorate | 135,204 | BEY (67 km) | — |
| Aley | Mount Lebanon | 130,000 | BEY (11 km) | — |
| Nabatîyé et Tahta | Nabatieh | 120,000 | BEY (49 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Syria, Israel.
Common questions
Which cities in Lebanon are covered?
Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Aley, Nabatîyé et Tahta.
What currency does Lebanon use?
The Pound (LBP).
Which side of the road does Lebanon drive on?
The right.
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.