Travel to Zahle

Zahlé is also connected to Baalbeck (36 km (22 mi) to the Northwest) by the trans-Beqaa road, which continues further North towards Homs. The section stretching along the Zahlé urban area was recently upgraded, while others remain in an extremely poor state.

Due to widespread car ownership, public transportation remains underdeveloped. There is a single bus line, which runs on the central avenue at rather irregular times. Interurban transportation is done by minivans, which stop on the roundabout at the town entrance. Zahlé's railway station was located in Muallaqa, but was abandoned after all rail transport in Lebanon stopped during the Civil War.

There was a plan to convert the Rayak Air Base, located 10 km (6 mi) to the Northwest of Zahlé, into a civil airport serving the town and the whole valley. A regional airport would be of particular importance during times when the road to Beirut is closed because of heavy snowfall. However, the project froze in the early 2000s, after the runway extension had started, due to corruption and pressure from the Syrian government