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Transport in Beirut is a daily necessity to everyone living in and outside the capital. The domestic transportation is divided into different categories as described below. ==Buses== An overland trans-desert bus service between Beirut, Haifa, Damascus and Baghdad was established by the ''Nairn Transport Company'' of Damascus in 1923; the Nairn brothers had established a Beiruit to Haifa service in 1920. Due to the closure of the Lebanese-Israeli border no buses travel to Haifa any more. Beirut has frequent bus connections to other cities in Lebanon and major cities in Syria. Buses for northern destinations and Syria leave from Charles Helou Station〔(Beirut Transport ), (Lonely Planet )〕 and Dora whereas buses to the Beqa' and the south leave from Cola. The Lebanese Commuting Company (LCC) is a privately owned company, and offers one of a handful of inter-city public transport options available in Beirut.〔(Company profile )〕 There are several LCC bus routes that cover much of the central areas, as well as some suburban areas. LCC also offers prepaid cards. A yellow card is a continually rechargeable card, and a red card is an unlimited monthly card. Government owned buses are managed by le Office des Chemins de Fer et des Transports en Commun (OCFTC), or the "Railway and Public Transportation Authority" in English.〔OCFTC〕 OCFTC operates several bus lines throughout Beirut. There are also private vans that serve as minibuses. Some of them run on official lines, but most run on additional routes. They usually don't have any numbers. To know if a bus is going to a certain destination people stop it and ask the driver if he's going to that place. Unfortunately there are no official bus lines neither printed nor online. The (Beirut transport map on OpenStreetMap ) is the most accurate map available as of June 2015. ==Ferries== Apart from the international airport, the Port of Beirut is another port of entry. As a final destination, anyone can also reach Lebanon by ferry from Cyprus or by road from Damascus.〔(Transportation & Communication ) Ikamalebanon.com Ikama〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transport in Beirut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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