The National Transport Authority (NTA) announced in February that passenger numbers across the network grew by 6% in 2025, with a total of 363.5 million journeys made throughout the year.
With 164 million passenger journeys recorded in 2025, Dublin Bus remained the backbone of public transport in the capital. Go‑Ahead Ireland services also experienced strong growth, delivering 26 million journeys, an 18% increase over 2024.
As demand continues to rise, the need to deliver enhanced bus priority, improved journey times, and greater reliability becomes more pressing; all central objectives of the BusConnects Core Bus Corridor schemes.
This continued rise in public transport use underscores the need to provide reliable, sustainable transport options and reinforces the need for investment in Dublin’s infrastructure through the BusConnects Dublin Core Bus Corridor programme.
BusConnects Dublin represents the most significant investment in bus infrastructure in the history of the city, delivering continuous bus lanes across the 12 schemes as well as upgraded junctions, improved passenger facilities, and safer walking and cycling infrastructure.
By delivering targeted, permanent public transport infrastructure, the Core Bus Corridor Schemes project will provide significant bus priority along core sections, segregated bus and cycle lanes, and improved accessibility across the transport network.
Aidan Gallagher, Head of BusConnects Dublin Infrastructure, said: “The passenger numbers from 2025 highlight that the wider community is continuing to choose public transport for their day-to-day commutes and reinforces the importance of investing in the infrastructure that supports those services.
“BusConnects Dublin will improve our local road infrastructure that supports a sustainable transport system that will keep pace with our growing city. The schemes will play a central role in shaping a more sustainable future for the city, as well as connecting with other public transport options, including future MetroLink stops.”
The Ballymun Finglas to City Centre and Liffey Valley to City Centre schemes are the current schemes under construction for the BusConnects Dublin programme.