July 12, 2021

P2P Bus Service Guide for Expats

Updated as of June 19, 2019

One of the many ways the government has dealt with the ever-present traffic problem in Metro Manila is to introduce new ways of commuting. There are railways (LRT1, LRT2, MRT3), and trains (PNR), but one type seems to be reaping rewards: the P2P Bus Service.

Point-to-point (P2P) buses are very convenient, especially during rush hour when it’s almost impossible to get a comfortable ride. Gone are the days when you have to wait long for train rides such as MRT and LRT, or deal will crazy taxi meters and Grab surges.

POINT TO POINT BUS. One of the many variants of the government’s point-to-point (P2P) buses./IMAGE Philippine Bus Photographers Association via Froelich Tours

When traveling from South to North of Metro Manila, P2P buses are highly recommended if you’re not familiar with the local transportation. You don’t have to suffer standing in a queue as the lines are very minimal to none. Rest assured that the bus interior is clean and cozy, too.

The routes, however, have confused many people (including Filipinos) as this type of commute is completely new. Buses usually have multiple stops, but the P2P Bus Service goes from one point to another, hence the name point-to-point or P2P.

Here’s our guide to the P2P Bus Service, including pick-up and drop-off points, schedules, and price:

Makati

IMAGE by Patsy Lascano, grabbed from Sakay.ph

As the Central Business District, it’s only natural that there will be point-to-point bus routes that start and end in Makati. The pick-up and drop-off points are placed in malls so that everyone can have access to them. Here are the routes and fares:

Greenbelt 1 (Makati) to Alabang Town Center (Muntinlupa) and vise-versa

IMAGE RRCG P2P BUS

Details:
Fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: RRCG Transport
Operation: Daily

Greenbelt 5 (Makati) to Ayala Malls South Park (Muntinlupa) and vise-versa

IMAGE RRCG P2P BUS

Details:
Fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizen, PWD, and students)
Operator: RRCG Transport
Operation: Monday to Friday (with stops at Makati Ave., Robinsons Summit Center, and Columns Ayala Avenue for Northbound route ONLY)

Glorietta 3 (Makati) to Robinson’s Galleria (Quezon City) and vice-versa

IMAGE Robinsons P2P Facebook

Details:
Fare: Php 30 (regular), Php 24 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: HM Transport
Operation: Monday to Friday only, not available on Holidays

Glorietta 3 (Makati) to Robinson’s Novaliches (Quezon City) and vice-versa

IMAGE Robinsons P2p Facebook

Details:
Fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Lingkod Pinoy Bus Liner
Operation: Monday to Friday

Glorietta 3 (Makati) to Sucat Interchange (Parañaque) and vice-versa

IMAGE Delta Neo Solutions Facebook

Details:
Fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Delta Neo Solutions
Operation: Monday to Friday

Glorietta 5 (Makati) to SM North EDSA, Eton Centris, and Trinoma (Quezon City) and vice-versa

Weekday tours:

IMAGE P2P Bus Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Trinoma to Ayala – Php 95 (regular), Php 70 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
SM Mega to SM North – Php 65 (regular), Php 50 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Froelich Tours
Operation: Monday to Friday

Weekend Double Deck Tours

IMAGE P2P Bus Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Trinoma to Ayala – Php 75 (regular), Php 60 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
SM Mega to SM North – Php 50 (regular), Php 40 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Froelich Tours
Operation: Monday to Friday

Ayala Center (Makati) to Trinoma (Quezon City) and vice-versa

IMAGE P2P Bus Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Froelich Tours Skyline
Operation: Monday to Saturday, including public holidays

San Lorenzo Place (Makati) to Vista Mall Daang Hari (Bacoor, Cavite) and vice-versa

IMAGE from Metroexpress Facebook Page

Details:
Ride fare: Php 150
Operator: Metro Express
Operation: Monday to Friday

San Lorenzo Place (Makati) to Camella Dasma Highway (Dasmariñas, Cavite) and vice-versa

IMAGE from Metroexpress Facebook Page

Details:
Ride fare: Php 150
Operator: Metro Express
Operation: Monday to Friday

San Lorenzo Place (Makati) to McKinley Hill (Taguig) and vice-versa

From Makati to McKinley and vice versa, refer to the first column/IMAGE from Metroexpress Facebook Page

Details:
Ride fare: Php 25
Operator: CityLink
Operation: Monday to Friday

Trasierra St. (Makati) to Cavite and vice-versa

Image Metro Express Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Bacoor – Makati: Php 110
Dasma – Makati: Php 150
Operator: Metro Express
Operation: Monday to Friday

Makati CBD to Eastwood Mall (Eastwood) and vice-versa

IMAGE Delta Neo Solutions Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Delta Neo Solutions
Operation: Daily

Nuvali (Sta. Rosa) to Makati and vice-versa

One of the most recent additions to Makati’s many P2P bus routes is the Nuvali-Makati route. This route goes through three Ayala Malls: Circuit Lane, Glorietta 2, and Ayala Malls Solenad in Nuvali.

IMAGE Nuvali official website

Details:
Fare: Php 150 (regular), Php 120 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: TAS Trans P2P
Operation: Daily

Taguig City

Market! Market! (BGC) to Alabang Town Center (Muntinlupa); South Station (Muntinlupa) and vice-versa

IMAGE HM Transport Inc. Facebook

Alabang Town Center:
Ride fare: Php 120 (regular), Php 100 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: HM Transport Inc.
Schedule: Monday to Friday, from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

South Station:
Ride fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: HM Transport Inc.
Schedule: Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Market! Market! (BGC) to Alabang South Station (Muntinlupa) and vice-versa

IMAGE HM Transpo Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Php 100 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: HM Transport Inc.
Operation: Monday to Saturday

Vista Mall (Taguig) to Starmall Shaw (Ortigas); Vista Mall (Taguig) to Trasierra St., Legaspi Village (Makati) and vice-versa

Details:

Vista Mall – Robinsons Pioneer – Robinsons Galleria – Starmall Shaw Terminal
Ride fare: Php 70 (regular)

Vista Mall – Ayala Avenue Bus Stop – Circuit Makati – Trasierra Street terminal
Ride fare:Php 55 (regular)
Operator: HM Transport Inc.
Operation: Monday to Friday

Ortigas Cente

IMAGE by Patsy Lascano, grabbed from Sakay.ph

It’s not the Central Business District, but the location of Ortigas Center is as central as it gets. It’s right in the middle of EDSA, and is home to the largest mall in the country by sellable area: SM Megamall.

IMAGE P2P Premium Bus Service

Details:
Fare: Php 40 (regular), Php 30 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Froelich Tours
Operation: Monday to Friday

Quezon City

IMAGE by Patsy Lascano, grabbed from Sakay.ph

We’ve already covered the routes that go to SM North EDSA, Trinoma, and Eton Centris when we looked at Makati and Ortigas Center. Please scroll up to go back to those if you want to revisit the schedule. The images show your stops for the trip to Eton Centris, Trinoma, and SM North EDSA.

IMAGE by Patsy Lascano, grabbed from Sakay.ph

The Fairview-Makati route has also been covered in the Makati section. Scroll up if you want to review the schedule for the Glorietta 3 – Robinson’s Novaliches route.

UP Town Center(Katipunan) to Glorietta 3 (Makati)

One route that recently opened (and is giving joy to those who live around UP Diliman and Ateneo De Manila University) is the Katipunan – Makati Route.

IMAGE Delta Neo Solutions P2p Facebook

IMAGE Delta Neo Solutions P2P Facebook

Details:
Fare: Php 80 (regular), Php 64 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: DNS Delta Neosolutions
Operation: Monday to Sunday

North Avenue (Quezon City) to Robinsons Place Malolos (Bulacan) and vice-versa

IMAGE Delta Neo Solutions Facebook

IMAGE PGTS Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Php 80
Operator: Precious Grace Transport Services
Operation: Daily

Trinoma (Quezon City) to Sta. Maria (Bulacan) and vice-versa

IMAGE PGTS Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Php 70
Operator: Precious Grace Transport Services
Operation: Daily

Robinsons Galleria (Quezon City) to Clark (Pampanga) and vice-versa

IMAGE Genesis P2P Facebook

Details:
Ride fare: Php 30 (regular), Php 24 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Genesis P2p Transport
Operation: Monday to Friday

Alabang, Muntinlupa City

IMAGE by Patsy Lascano, grabbed from Sakay.ph

Alabang-Cavite routes

Details:
Fare: Bacoor to Alabang – Php 50, Php 40 (Senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Dasmariñas to Alabang – Php 70, Php 56 (Senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: Metro Express
Operation: Monday to Friday

Starmall Alabang (Muntinlupa) to Camella Dasma Highway (Dasmariñas, Cavite) and vice-versa

IMAGE Metroexpress Facebook Page

IMAGE from Metroexpress Facebook Page

Details:
Fare: Php 45
Operator: Metro Express
Operation: Monday to Sunday

Alabang Town Center (Muntinlupa) to Lawton (Manila) and vice-versa

IMAGE from Alabang Town Center Facebook page

Details:
Ride Fare: Php 180 (regular), Php 80 (senior citizens, PWDs, and students)
Operator: N. Dela Rosa Liner
Operation: Monday to Friday

Clark to NAIA P2P Buses

Decongesting Metro Manila involves more than just taking away the many vehicles that use her streets. Planes may take up a small patch of Paranaque City (i.e. the four terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport), but the people who get off these planes take up space on Metro Manila’s streets, at times taking up one car per traveler.

IMAGE Genesis Transport Services Facebook

Clark International Airport (CRK) solves this by having airlines fly to Clark, Pampanga instead of NAIA. Genesis Transport’s Clark to NAIA P2P Buses then take care of taking you from CRK to either NAIA 3 (if you’re staying around Resorts World Manila), Ortigas (specifically Robinson’s Galleria), and North EDSA Station (if you’re going anywhere around Quezon City).

Details:
Ride fare:Php 350
Operator:Genesis Transport Inc.
Operation: Daily

*Routes, prices, and schedules may change without prior notice.

Written by: Andronico Del Rosario
Sources: Sakay.ph, P2P Premium Bus Service, RRCG P2P Bus, RRCG P2P Starmall, GoCavite.com, MetroExpress Point-to-Point Bus Service
Images from: Sakay.ph, P2P Premium Bus Service, RRCG P2P Bus, RRCG P2P Starmall, MetroExpress Point-to-Point Bus Service, Nuvali.ph

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