This list of bus routes in Metro Manila includes all commercially operated local bus routes in the Philippine capital region and surrounding area, as well as the contracted express bus service operated under the Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service branding. Bus services in Metro Manila are regulated by the Department of Transportation in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and operated by private bus operators, individually licensed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. As of August 2020, of the more than 300 public transport routes available in Metro Manila, there are 64 routes being serviced by public utility buses in the metropolitan region.
All local or city bus services in Metro Manila are contracted out to private firms.[1] Prior to the 2020 Philippine coronavirus lockdowns, the region had more than 900 public transport routes operated by 830 bus franchises and more than 43,000 jeepney franchises competing with each other.[2] This extremely deregulated public transport environment has made managing public transport services a challenge for the government for many years. The oversupply of public utility vehicles as well as redundant and overlapping transport routes have also led to severe road congestions.[2]
In June 2020, the Department of Transportation launched the Metro Manila Bus Rationalization Program in a complete overhaul of Manila's bus transport network. The program was a follow through of the 2017 Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program and coincided with the government's gradual and calibrated resumption of Manila's public transport following more than two months under coronavirus restrictions.[3][4]
On July 1, the EDSA Carousel line (Route E) started its interim operations with a total of fifteen stops in dedicated bus lanes completed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.[5] On August 17, 2020, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board added four more city bus routes.[6]
Due to the further easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the LTFRB noted that the rationalized bus routes were "not responsive to the existing demand of passengers". Furthermore, in anticipation of increased passenger volume due to the return of full onsite classes and onsite work, the LTFRB announced through LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 67 series of 2022 on August 19, 2022 the reopening of many pre-pandemic route franchises for public buses, jeepneys, and the UV Express.[7] Based on this, the 39 existing bus routes under the rationalized bus routes program were modified to include 32 pre-pandemic bus routes and retain rationalized bus routes that "were found to be responsive to passenger demand".[8] On September 29, 2022, an additional 20 bus route franchises were also approved through LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 74 series of 2022.[9]
Launched in March 2015, the Premium Point-to-Point (P2P) Bus Service, formerly known as Express Connect, is an express bus service connecting the suburbs to the central business districts and the international gateways. It initially operated between Quezon City and Makati, with a third route to SM Mall of Asia in Pasay.[10] By December 2015, a total of twenty buses from Froehlich Tours and HM Transport serviced the routes linking Trinoma and SM North EDSA in Quezon City with SM Megamall in Mandaluyong and Makati, with only one or two stops in between.[11]
A third P2P service was introduced in April 2016 connecting Greenbelt in Makati and Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa operated by RRCG Transport.[12]
Route | Terminals | via | Operator | ||
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— | Bay City Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange |
↔ | Baguio SM City Baguio |
Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. | |
— | Bay City Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange |
↔ | Batangas City Batangas City Grand Terminal |
ALPS The Bus, Inc. | |
— | Bay City Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange |
↔ | Imus Lancaster New City |
LNC Link, Inc. | |
— | Bay City Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange |
↔ | Lipa SM City Lipa |
ALPS The Bus, Inc. | |
— | Bonifacio Global City Market! Market! |
↔ | Ayala Alabang Alabang Town Center |
HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Bonifacio Global City Market! Market! |
↔ | Calamba SM City Calamba |
Saint Rose Transit, Inc. | |
— | Bonifacio Global City Market! Market! |
↔ | Santa Rosa Nuvali |
HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Diliman SM North EDSA |
↔ | Balagtas | HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Diliman Trinoma |
↔ | Clark International Airport | Angeles City SM City Clark (both northbound and southbound pick-up and drop-off) |
Genesis Transport Service, Inc. |
— | Diliman Trinoma |
↔ | Malolos Robinsons Malolos |
Precious Grace Transport Services | |
— | Diliman SM North EDSA |
↔ | Pandi |
HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Diliman SM North EDSA |
↔ | Plaridel |
HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Diliman Trinoma |
↔ | Santa Maria Caypombo |
Precious Grace Transport Services | |
— | Ermita Robinsons Manila |
↔ | Ayala Alabang Alabang Town Center |
N Dela Rosa Liner | |
— | Ermita Lawton |
↔ | Calamba SM City Calamba |
Saint Rose Transit, Inc. | |
— | Greenhills Greenhills Mall |
↔ | Antipolo Robinsons Antipolo |
Ortigas Center Robinsons Galleria (eastbound pick-up and westbound drop-off) |
Rizal Metrolink Inc. |
— | Greenhills Greenhills Mall |
↔ | Ayala Alabang Alabang Town Center |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. | |
— | Makati Circuit Makati |
↔ | Las Piñas SM Southmall |
Makati CBD Landmark Makati (northbound drop-off) Walter Mart Makati (northbound drop-off) One Ayala (southbound pick-up) |
San Agustin Transport, Corp. |
— | Makati Circuit Makati |
↔ | Santa Rosa Nuvali |
Makati CBD Landmark Makati (northbound drop-off) Walter Mart Makati (northbound drop-off) One Ayala (southbound pick-up) Santa Rosa Laguna Bel-air (northbound pick-up and southbound drop-off) |
TAS Trans, Corp. |
— | Makati CBD Greenbelt 1 |
↔ | Alabang South Park Center |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD One Ayala |
↔ | Antipolo SM City Masinag |
Pasig Ayala Malls Feliz (eastbound drop-off and westbound pick-up) |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. |
— | Makati CBD Greenbelt 1 |
↔ | Ayala Alabang Alabang Town Center |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Trasierra Street |
↔ | Bacoor SOMO - A Vista Mall |
MetroExpress Connect, Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Greenbelt 5 |
↔ | Cainta Sierra Valley |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Glorietta 3 |
↔ | Calamba SM City Calamba |
Saint Rose Transit, Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Trasierra Street |
↔ | Dasmariñas Robinsons Dasmariñas |
MetroExpress Connect, Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD One Ayala |
↔ | Diliman U.P. Town Center |
Delta Neo Solutions, Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD One Ayala |
↔ | Eastwood City Eastwood Mall |
Delta Neo Solutions, Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Trasierra Street |
↔ | Imus The District Imus |
San Agustin Transport, Corp. | |
— | Makati CBD One Ayala |
↔ | Novaliches Robinsons Novaliches |
Lingkod Pinoy Bus Liner, Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Trasierra Street |
↔ | Noveleta | San Agustin Transport, Corp. | |
— | Makati CBD Trasierra Street |
↔ | Taguig Vista Mall Taguig |
MetroExpress Connect, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Alabang South Park Center |
UBE Express, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Araneta City Araneta City Bus Port |
UBE Express, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Clark International Airport | Angeles City SM City Clark (both northbound and southbound pick-up and drop-off) |
Genesis Transport Services, Inc. |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Ermita Robinsons Manila |
UBE Express, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Makati CBD One Ayala |
UBE Express, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Pasay Victory Liner Pasay Terminal |
UBE Express, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Santa Rosa Robinsons Santa Rosa |
UBE Express, Inc. | |
— | Ortigas Center Starmall Shaw |
↔ | Alabang Starmall Alabang |
Ortigas Center SM Megamall (northbound drop-off) Robinsons Galleria (northbound pick up & drop-off) |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. |
— | Ortigas Center SM Megamall |
↔ | Batangas City Batangas City Grand Terminal |
ALPS The Bus, Inc. | |
— | Ortigas Center SM Megamall |
↔ | Lipa SM City Lipa |
ALPS The Bus, Inc. | |
— | Ortigas Center Starmall Shaw |
↔ | Taguig Vista Mall Taguig |
MetroExpress Connect, Inc. |
Route | Terminals | via | Operator | ||
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— | Araneta City Araneta City Bus Port |
↔ | Baguio SM City Baguio |
Genesis Transport Services, Inc. | |
— | Araneta City Araneta City Bus Port |
↔ | Bocaue North Luzon Express Terminal |
BusLink Transport, Inc. | |
— | Bay City Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange |
↔ | Bocaue North Luzon Express Terminal |
HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Diliman SM North EDSA |
↔ | Bocaue North Luzon Express Terminal |
HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Diliman Trinoma |
↔ | Bulacan International Airport | HM Transport, Inc. | |
— | Ermita Lawton |
↔ | Tagaytay Olivarez Transport Terminal |
Erjohn & Almark Transit Co. Inc. | |
— | Makati CBD Trasierra Street |
↔ | Imus Lancaster New City |
LNC Link, Inc. | |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Bay City SM Mall of Asia |
Bay City Ayala Malls Manila Bay (eastbound pick-up) |
UBE Express, Inc. |
— | Manila International Airport | ↔ | Bulacan International Airport | Genesis Transport Services, Inc. | |
— | Ortigas Center Ayala Malls The 30th |
↔ | Ayala Alabang Alabang Town Center |
RRCG Transport System Co. Inc. |
In 2021, under the Quezon City Bus Augmentation Program, the Quezon City government began operating eight city-wide bus routes with the approval of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board. The service is also referred to as City Bus and the QCity Bus Service.[13] On June 24, 2022, Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte announced that the city's bus services will continue to be offered for free amidst the return of onsite work and classes and high fuel prices.[14]
As of March 2022, over 5.3 million passengers have been served by the city's bus services.[14]
Route | Terminals | Route Structure | |||
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1 | Quezon City Hall - Cubao | Elliptical Road | ↔ | Araneta City Ali Mall |
All trips:
Northbound trips:
Southbound trips:
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2 | Quezon City Hall - Batasan | Elliptical Road | ↔ | Batasan Hills | All trips:
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3 | Welcome Rotonda - Aurora/Katipunan | Welcome Rotonda | ↔ | Katipunan Avenue Aurora Boulevard |
All trips:
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4 | Quezon City Hall - Novaliches | Elliptical Road | ↔ | Novaliches | All trips: |
5 | Quezon City Hall - Mindanao Avenue via Visayas Avenue |
Elliptical Road | ↔ | Mindanao Avenue Quirino Highway |
All trips:
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6 | Quezon City Hall - Gilmore | Elliptical Road | ↔ | New Manila Robinsons Magnolia |
All trips:
Northbound trips:
Southbound trips: |
7 | Quezon City Hall - C5/Ortigas | Elliptical Road | ↔ | Parklinks | All trips:
Westbound trips:
Eastbound trips:
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8 | Quezon City Hall - North Triangle | Elliptical Road | ↔ | Diliman SM North EDSA |
All trips:
Westbound trips: Eastbound trips: |