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Public and Other Transport

In February 2023 the number of Luas and bus journeys exceeded pre-pandemic figures

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Public Transport Volumes

Source: National Transport Authority

Bus transport volumes exceeded pre-COVID-19 volumes at the end of February 2023.

The number of bus journeys in Dublin for week 8 (week beginning 20 February 2023) was 10% higher compared with the number of journeys in the same week in 2019. The number of bus journeys outside Dublin in week 8 also exceeded 2019 figures by 31%. 

Luas journeys in February 2023 also increased above pre-COVID-19 levels. (See Figure 3.2).

Rail journeys continue to stay below pre-pandemic figures. See Table THA24 under “Data”. Please note that there are no comparable 2019 data available for rail journeys.

(Data for rail journeys includes passenger journeys on Intercity and DART services.)

Please note that more detailed statistics can be found under “Data”.

Figure 3.1: Number of journeys by Dublin Bus per week, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023
Figure 3.2: Number of journeys by Luas per week, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023

Additional Data

More detailed statistics can be found under “Data”.

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