📱 Essential Travel Apps for Lebanon

Main ride-hailing app in Beirut and major cities. Upfront pricing, safer than hailing random street taxis. Also offers food delivery in urban areas.

💡 Airport pickup is often from the departures level — follow the in-app pin

Alternative to Careem in Beirut. Compare prices between both apps for the same trip. Works well for short hops in Hamra, Achrafieh, and Downtown.

Hotels, tour operators, and drivers coordinate through WhatsApp more than email. Essential for day-tour pickup times and last-minute changes.

Food and grocery delivery in Beirut and parts of the coast. Useful on tired arrival nights or when you want manoushe without leaving the hotel.

Best for comparing routes into Beirut (BEY). Middle East Airlines flies direct from Europe and the Gulf; many itineraries connect via Istanbul or the Gulf hubs.

Useful second check for BEY fares. Flexible date view helps find cheaper mid-week arrivals.

Works well for Beirut and main highways to Byblos, Baalbek, and the mountains. Download offline maps for Beirut before you land. Traffic around Cola intersection is notoriously slow at rush hour.

Popular with local drivers for real-time traffic in Beirut. Helpful if you rent a car for the Bekaa or the south.

Largest hotel selection in Beirut, Jbeil, Baalbeck, and mountain towns. Use city-specific pages rather than a vague country search.

Apartments in Gemmayzeh, Hamra, and Achrafieh. Good for longer stays or groups who want a kitchen.

Download Arabic offline pack. English and French cover most tourist situations in Beirut; translation helps for Arabic-only menus and road signs in smaller towns.

Book specific day tours: Jeita and Byblos, Baalbek, Cedars, Beirut walking tours, hop-on bus. Instant confirmation and clear cancellation rules.

Strong selection of full-day trips (Baalbek, south Lebanon, Jeita circuit). Compare with GetYourGuide for the same dates before booking.

Multi-currency card and transfers. Useful if you bank internationally. Many Lebanese businesses still prefer cash in US dollars or lira.

💡 Carry USD cash — cards are not universal outside mid-range Beirut venues

Track lira and USD rates. Lebanon uses dual pricing in practice — confirm which currency a price is quoted in before you pay.

112: Civil Defence (ambulance, fire)
160: Lebanese Red Cross
+961 1 425 001: Tourist police (Beirut, when operating)