Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the number of users of public transport and shared mobility services in Dubai reached 802.1 million in 2025, up 7.4% from 747.1 million in 2024.
This total includes trips on the metro, tram, buses, marine transport, shared mobility options, and regular taxis. The average daily usage reached 2.2 million passengers, compared with 2 million passengers in 2024.
Totally, 167.3 million trips were recorded across public transport, shared mobility and taxis in 2025. Taxis alone made around 120 million trips, and shared mobility options made over 41 million trips. October and November recorded the highest number of trips, with 15.1 million trips each.
The Dubai Metro was the most popular public transport, accounting for the largest share of users across public transport, shared mobility and taxis in 2025 at 37%. Taxis made up about 26%, buses about 25%, while shared mobility and marine transport had smaller shares.
October and November 2025 recorded the highest monthly passenger volume, with over 72 million users each.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said: “RTA intends to expand dedicated lanes for buses and taxis during 2025 and 2026, including the implementation of six new corridors extending 13 kilometres, increasing the total length of dedicated bus and taxi lanes to 20 kilometres. These lanes will contribute to a 10% increase in ridership, improve bus on-time performance by 42%, and reduce bus journey times by 41%."
In addition, His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer also revealed plans to to introduce trackless tram across eight locations in Dubai. "This advanced, autonomous and environmentally friendly system operates on electric power and uses a virtual track guided by camera-based detection of painted road markings. It offers lower costs and shorter implementation timelines compared with conventional tram systems,” he added.