Editing Transport in Lebanon (section)

==Buses==

An overland trans-desert bus service between [[Beirut]], [[Haifa]], [[Damascus]] and [[Baghdad]] was established by the [[Nairn Transport Company]] of Damascus in 1923.

Beirut has frequent bus connections to other cities in Lebanon and major cities in Syria. The [[Lebanese Commuting Company]], or LCC in short, is just one of a handful brands of public transportations all over Lebanon.<ref>http://www.lccworld.com/profile.asp Company Profile], [http://www.lccworld.com LCC]</ref> On the other hand, the publicly owned buses are managed by le [[OCFTC|Office des Chemins de Fer et des Transports en Commun]] (OCFTC), or the Railway and Public Transportation Authority in English.<ref>[[OCFTC]]</ref> Buses for northern destinations and Syria leave from Charles Helou Station.
<ref>[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/middle-east/lebanon/beirut/transport Beirut Transport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024173134/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/middle-east/lebanon/beirut/transport|date=2007-10-24}}, [http://www.lonelyplanet.com Lonely Planet]</ref>

In August 2024, Lebanon relaunched a new public bus system with the support of ACTC,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Public Transport Lines |url=https://www.actc-international.com/public-transport-lines |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ACTC |language=en-US}}</ref> aiming to operate 11 bus lines. However, as of today, only 7 lines are officially running according to their website, with lines B1, B3, and ML3 divided into 2 lines of different directions.<ref name=":0" />

The lines running are:

* [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63ca665eb640c642daf6c192/t/66eb3eecd8a09a575546fbd1/1726693103679/LINE+B1.pdf Line B1]
* [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63ca665eb640c642daf6c192/t/66ec388d18d1ea6dfbb72a63/1726757011988/LINE+B2.pdf Line B2]
* [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63ca665eb640c642daf6c192/t/66eb3f186a3034371feee7b9/1726693146242/LINE+B3.pdf Line B3]
* [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63ca665eb640c642daf6c192/t/66eb3e44d0856403015aeb7c/1726692936180/LINE+ML3.pdf Line ML3]

The fare for the bus service varies depending on the line, ranging between [[Lebanese pound|£L]]70,000 ($0.78) and £L100,000 ($1.12)  as of 2024. Looking ahead, there are plans to expand the network further outside inter-city communication within beirut.