Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service

The Premium Point-to-Point (P2P) Bus Service, formerly known as Express Connect, is an express bus service in the Philippines administered by the Department of Transportation and operated by private bus companies in partnership with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.

Premium P2P Bus Service
A premium P2P bus at Robinsons Novaliches for passengers going to Glorietta.
Overview
Locale
Transit typeExpress bus
Number of stations52
Websitep2pbus.ph
Operation
Began operationMarch 2015
Operator(s)Various private firms in partnership with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and, in Metro Manila, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

Introduced in March 2015, the service was initially available in Metro Manila connecting the city's suburbs to the central business districts, including the Makati CBD, Ortigas Center and Bonifacio Global City.[1] In February 2016, the express bus service to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was launched with the franchise awarded to Air Freight 2100 (UBE Express).[2] The service runs 24 hours a day with scheduled stops at the SM Mall of Asia, Entertainment City and the Makati CBD. In September 2017, the land transportation board announced services to Clark International Airport in Pampanga with three new routes provided by Genesis Transport.[3]

As of March 2019, the Department of Transportation's premium P2P bus service runs 31 routes across 52 stops in Metro Manila and nearby suburbs in the Greater Manila Area.[4] Services also began operations in the Visayas and other areas in Luzon in the same year.

Express bus routes

In March 2019, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board announced the opening of 28 new routes, including new services in Metro Cebu, Iloilo City and Central Luzon. These routes were launched during the nationwide simultaneous launch of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) dated July 11, 2019 by this government agency.[5]

Baguio
RouteTerminalsviaOperator
Baguio Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Terminal 3		 JAC Liner Kamias Terminal
(Northbound)
Araneta City Bus Port
(Southbound)		 Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc.
Baguio Parañaque
Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange		 JAC Liner Kamias Terminal
(Northbound)
Araneta City Bus Port
(Southbound)		 Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc.

Cebu metropolitan area
RouteTerminalsviaOperator
Cebu City
 Danao
 Mandaue
Consolacion
Liloan
Compostela		 Vallacar Transit, Inc.
Cebu City
 Lapu-Lapu
 Mandaue Vallacar Transit, Inc.
Cebu City
 Sibonga
 Talisay
Minglanilla
Naga
San Fernando
Carcar		 Vallacar Transit, Inc.

Central Luzon
RouteTerminalsviaOperator
Clark International Airport Diliman
Trinoma		 Clark Freeport
(SM City Clark, DOTR Main Office)		 Genesis Transport Service, Inc.
Clark International Airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Terminal 3		 Genesis Transport Services, Inc
Clark International Airport
 Olongapo
Subic Bay Freeport		 Victory Liner, Inc.
Clark International Airport Ortigas Center
Robinsons Galleria		 Clark Freeport
(SM City Clark, DOTR Main Office)		 Genesis Transport Services, Inc.
Clark International Airport
 Vigan Partas Transportation Co., Inc.

Iloilo City
RouteTerminalsviaOperator
Iloilo City
Iloilo Business Park		 Iloilo International Airport
 Southwest Tours (Boracay), Inc.
Iloilo City
Iloilo Business Park		 Kalibo International Airport
 Vallacar Transit, Inc.
Iloilo City
Iloilo Business Park		 Malay
Boracay Airport (Caticlan)		 Vallacar Transit, Inc.

Manila metropolitan area
Main article: List of bus routes in Metro Manila § Express service

References
  1. Lopez, Franz (23 March 2015). "Fast, convenient: EDSA express buses hit the road". Rappler. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. Manila International Airport Authority (17 February 2016). "Premium airport bus service now available". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. CNN Philippines Staff (14 September 2017). "LOOK: New Clark-Manila P2P buses to start Sept. 15". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. "P2P Bus Network". Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. San Juan, Alexandria Dennise (19 March 2019). "LTFRB opens 28 P2P routes for franchise". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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