702 Million People Used Public Transport & Taxis in 2023

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that 702 million riders utilised public transport, shared mobility options and taxis in 2023. 

The number of people using Dubai's transportation system reflects the RTA's efforts to encourage sustainable public transportation, resulting in a daily ridership of 1.92 million. This includes a variety of transportation methods, including the metro, bus, tram, taxis, marine transport and shared mobility like smart car rentals, e-hail and bus-on-demand. Dubai Metro took the biggest portion of the public transport increase.

This amounts to a 13% increase in the use of public transport and shared mobility options compared to the ridership numbers in 2022, which amounted to 1.7 million riders daily and 621.4 million riders overall.