395 million Riders Used Public Transport, Shared Mobility and Taxis in H1 2025

395 million Riders Used Public Transport, Shared Mobility and Taxis in H1 2025

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that public transport modes  — including Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram, public buses, and marine transport — along with taxis and shared mobility options such as app-based vehicles, hourly rentals, and on-demand buses, served approximately 395.3 million riders in the first half of 2025. This represents a 9% increase compared to around 361.2 million riders during the same period in 2024. Average dai…

Dubai Public Transport Ridership Soars 9% in H1 2025, Reflecting UAE’s Sustainable Mobility Push

Network served nearly 2.18 million riders daily, up from approximately 1.98 million in the first half of 2025 Dubai’s public transport system has witnessed a surge in ridership during the first half of 2025, marking a 9 percent annual increase to approximately 395.3 million riders. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently announced that public transport modes including Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram, public buses and marine transport along …

Dubai's public transport surge: 395 million riders in first half of 2025

Since 2006, the share of journeys made using public and shared transport has increased from 6 per cent to 21.6 per cent by the end of 2024 The post Dubai’s public transport surge: 395 million riders in first half of 2025 appeared first on Gulf Business.