Irish residents took 15.1m trips abroad in 2025

But CSO Household Travel Survey shows domestic overnight trips were down 8% last year

Irish residents took 15.1m overnight trips outside of Ireland in 2025, an 11% increase compared with 2024. 

Irish residents took 15.1m overnight trips outside of Ireland in 2025, an 11% increase compared with 2024. 

The bulk of the trips were for holidays (60%), ahead of visiting friends or relatives (24%) and business (9%). The 15.1m overnight trips outside of Ireland generated 82.9m nights.

The figures were revealed in the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Household Travel Survey for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. "During 2025, domestic travel accounted for 15.3m trips, resulting in 33.4m nights," said CSO statistician Aaron Costello. "Domestic overnight trips were down 8% compared with 2024. The average domestic trip duration in 2025 was in line with 2024 at 2.2 nights."

Irish residents take 3.4m trips abroad in Q4 2025, a 6% rise compared with Q4 2024. But the number of Irish residents taking overnight domestic trips - 3.5m - fell 12% in Q4 2025 compared with a year previous.