Bus use still lower than in 2019 despite last year's surge of 84%

Excluding the peak of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, last year's annual passenger journey total is the lowest since the statistics were first compiled in 2013. File picture: Larry Cummins

The number of passengers using commercial bus services in Ireland rose by 84% last year but remains significantly below pre-covid levels, according to new figures.

The report by the National Transport Authority (NTA) shows there were over 18.6m passenger journeys on licensed public bus services in 2022.