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Number of passengers handled by Dublin airport surpassed pre-pandemic figures

CSO statistical release, , 11am

Public Transport Volumes

Source: National Transport Authority

Bus transport volumes continue to exceed pre-COVID-19 volumes for March 2023.

The number of bus journeys in Dublin for week 12 (the week beginning 20 March 2023) was 17% higher compared with the number of journeys in the same week in 2019.

The number of bus journeys outside Dublin in week 12 of 2023 exceeded 2019 figures by 28%.

Luas journeys in March 2023 also rose above pre-COVID-19 levels, with an increase of 12% for week 12 in comparison with the same week in March 2019 (See Figure 3.2).

Please note that the yearly comparison must be treated with caution as week 12 in 2019 included a bank holiday.

Rail journeys are reported in 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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