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The '''Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP)''', also styled '''Araneta City Busport''', is a [[bus station]] in [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]], the [[Philippines]]. It is currently one of two bus terminals in the [[Araneta City]] business district that link Metro Manila with the [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]] in the north and south of the country, including cities in the [[Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]] via the [[Philippine Nautical Highway System]].<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/603129/new-araneta-center-busport-features-top-of-the-line-amenities/story |title=New Araneta Center Busport features top-of-the-line amenities |publisher=[[GMA Network]] |author=Dabu, B.R. |date=14 March 2017 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="inq">{{cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/880684/bus-rider-robredo-graces-launch-of-modern-cubao-terminal |title=Bus rider Robredo graces launch of modern Cubao terminal |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=de Jesus, J.L. |date=14 March 2017 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> The station is also a hub for buses servicing the [[Bicol Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/philippines/manila/transport/getting-there-away/land |title=Land transport in Manila |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> It was built in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993.<ref name="bm">{{cite web|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/09/26/the-new-araneta-city-rises/ |title=The New Araneta City rises |publisher=[[BusinessMirror]] |author=Garcia, L. |date=26 September 2019 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> The busport is used by at least 19 provincial bus lines, including [[DLTBCo]], [[Ceres Transport]] and [[Philtranco]].<ref name="gma"/><ref name
The '''Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP)''', also styled '''Araneta City Busport''', is a [[bus station]] in [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]], the [[Philippines]]. It is currently one of two bus terminals in the [[Araneta City]] business district that link Metro Manila with the [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]] in the north and south of the country, including cities in the [[Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]] via the [[Philippine Nautical Highway System]].<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/603129/new-araneta-center-busport-features-top-of-the-line-amenities/story |title=New Araneta Center Busport features top-of-the-line amenities |publisher=[[GMA Network]] |author=Dabu, B.R. |date=March 14, 2017 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="inq">{{cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/880684/bus-rider-robredo-graces-launch-of-modern-cubao-terminal |title=Bus rider Robredo graces launch of modern Cubao terminal |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=de Jesus, J.L. |date=March 14, 2017 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The station is also a hub for buses servicing the [[Bicol Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/philippines/manila/transport/getting-there-away/land |title=Land transport in Manila |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It was built in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993.<ref name="bm">{{cite web|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/09/26/the-new-araneta-city-rises/ |title=The New Araneta City rises |publisher=[[BusinessMirror]] |author=Garcia, L. |date=September 26, 2019 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The busport is used by at least 19 provincial bus lines, including [[DLTBCo]], [[Ceres Transport]] and [[Philtranco]].<ref name="gma"/><ref name
<ref name="philtranco">{{cite web|url=https://www.philtranco.net/new-araneta-center-busport-ticketing-system/ |title=New Araneta Center BusPort Ticketing System |publisher=[[Philtranco]] |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> It is connected to Manila's [[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2|Line 2]] and [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3|Line 3]] by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections.
<ref name="philtranco">{{cite web|url=https://www.philtranco.net/new-araneta-center-busport-ticketing-system/ |title=New Araneta Center BusPort Ticketing System |publisher=[[Philtranco]] |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It is connected to Manila's [[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2|Line 2]] and [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3|Line 3]] by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections.


== Location ==
== Location ==
[[File:0108jfBarangays P. Tuazon Boulevard San Roque Project 14 Cubao Quezon Cityfvf.jpg|thumb|General Romulo Avenue alongside [[Ali Mall]]]]
[[File:0108jfBarangays P. Tuazon Boulevard San Roque Project 14 Cubao Quezon Cityfvf.jpg|thumb|General Romulo Avenue alongside [[Ali Mall]]]]
The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within the [[barangay]] of [[Socorro, Quezon City|Socorro]], Quezon City. It occupies the ground level of Manhattan Heights, a four-tower residential condominium complex that is part of the {{convert|5.7|ha|adj=on}}, 18-tower highrise community developed by [[Megaworld Corporation]] called Manhattan Garden City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.inquirer.net/260320/be-at-the-center-of-it-all-at-manhattan-garden-city |title=Be at the center of it all at Manhattan Garden City |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=Remo, A.R. |date=10 November 2018 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> The bus station is situated in the district of Cubao, a densely populated area north of [[Ortigas Center]] in east-central Metro Manila that has the highest density of bus terminals in the entire Manila metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/bulletin82_Article-4.pdf |title=Battling congestion in Manila: the EDSA problem |publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] |author=Boquet, Y. |date=3 December 2013 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> It is directly across from [[Ali Mall]] and one block from the old Araneta bus station on Times Square Avenue.
The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within the [[barangay]] of [[Socorro, Quezon City|Socorro]], Quezon City. It occupies the ground level of Manhattan Heights, a four-tower residential condominium complex that is part of the {{convert|5.7|ha|adj=on}}, 18-tower highrise community developed by [[Megaworld Corporation]] called Manhattan Garden City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.inquirer.net/260320/be-at-the-center-of-it-all-at-manhattan-garden-city |title=Be at the center of it all at Manhattan Garden City |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=Remo, A.R. |date=November 10, 2018 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The bus station is situated in the district of Cubao, a densely populated area north of [[Ortigas Center]] in east-central Metro Manila that has the highest density of bus terminals in the entire Manila metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/bulletin82_Article-4.pdf |title=Battling congestion in Manila: the EDSA problem |publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] |author=Boquet, Y. |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It is directly across from [[Ali Mall]] and one block from the old Araneta bus station on Times Square Avenue.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Old Araneta Bus Terminal.jpg|thumb|The old Araneta bus terminal on Times Square Avenue]]
[[File:Old Araneta Bus Terminal.jpg|thumb|The old Araneta bus terminal on Times Square Avenue]]
The Araneta busport sits on the original location of Metro Manila's first integrated terminal which opened in 1993.<ref name="urban">{{cite web|url=https://www.theurbanroamer.com/araneta-center-busport/ |title=Cubao's Modern Bus Terminal |publisher=The Urban Roamer |author=Aguilar, K. |date=2 April 2017 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> In 2011, to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Heights condominium complex, the Araneta Center bus station was relocated to the old [[Rustan's]] building located on Times Square Avenue built in 1974, after the department store transferred to its new home at the then newly opened [[Gateway Mall (Quezon City)|Gateway Mall]].<ref name="urban"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2016/09/25/1627056/nedy-tantoco-and-judy-araneta-roxas-hand-hand-rustans-gateway-cubao |title=Nedy Tantoco and Judy Araneta-Roxas: Hand-in-hand at Rustan’s Gateway Cubao |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Tagabucba, M.C. |date=25 September 2016 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> The old terminal is expected to be torn down in the future to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Plaza, the final highrise development of the Manhattan Garden City project.<ref name="urban"/>
The Araneta busport sits on the original location of Metro Manila's first integrated terminal which opened in 1993.<ref name="urban">{{cite web|url=https://www.theurbanroamer.com/araneta-center-busport/ |title=Cubao's Modern Bus Terminal |publisher=The Urban Roamer |author=Aguilar, K. |date=April 2, 2017 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Heights condominium complex, the Araneta Center bus station was relocated to the old [[Rustan's]] building located on Times Square Avenue built in 1974, after the department store transferred to its new home at the then newly opened [[Gateway Mall (Quezon City)|Gateway Mall]].<ref name="urban"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2016/09/25/1627056/nedy-tantoco-and-judy-araneta-roxas-hand-hand-rustans-gateway-cubao |title=Nedy Tantoco and Judy Araneta-Roxas: Hand-in-hand at Rustan’s Gateway Cubao |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Tagabucba, M.C. |date=September 25, 2016 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The old terminal is expected to be torn down in the future to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Plaza, the final highrise development of the Manhattan Garden City project.<ref name="urban"/>


The modern busport at Manhattan Heights was inaugurated as the Araneta Center Bus Port in March 2017 with Vice President [[Leni Robredo]] in attendance.<ref name="inq"/> Following the issuance of the Metro Manila Council regulation prohibiting the operation of all provincial bus terminals along [[EDSA (road)|EDSA]] in order to ease traffic congestion in Manila's main artery, the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority]] announced in May 2019 that the Araneta bus terminal shall be exempt from the ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/05/06/1915266/cubao-bus-terminal-stay-mmda |title=Cubao bus terminal to stay – MMDA |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Ong, G. |date=6 May 2019 |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
The modern busport at Manhattan Heights was inaugurated as the Araneta Center Bus Port in March 2017 with Vice President [[Leni Robredo]] in attendance.<ref name="inq"/> Following the issuance of the Metro Manila Council regulation prohibiting the operation of all provincial bus terminals along [[EDSA (road)|EDSA]] in order to ease traffic congestion in Manila's main artery, the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority]] announced in May 2019 that the Araneta bus terminal shall be exempt from the ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/05/06/1915266/cubao-bus-terminal-stay-mmda |title=Cubao bus terminal to stay – MMDA |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Ong, G. |date=May 6, 2019 |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==
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* Provincial Buses like Amihan, Belleza, Bobis Liner, Cagsawa Travel, JVH, Megabus, Raymond Transportation and RSL operate to and from several destinations in the Bicol Region, including [[Masbate]].
* Provincial Buses like Amihan, Belleza, Bobis Liner, Cagsawa Travel, JVH, Megabus, Raymond Transportation and RSL operate to and from several destinations in the Bicol Region, including [[Masbate]].


* ALPS The Bus - operate to and from several destinations in [[Batangas]], [[Bicol Region]] and [[Iloilo City]].
* ALPS The Bus – operate to and from several destinations in [[Batangas]], [[Bicol Region]] and [[Iloilo City]].


* [[Ceres Transport]] - operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Batangas]] & parts of [[Western Visayas]], including [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] and [[Kalibo]] in [[Aklan]], [[San Jose de Buenavista, Antique]], [[Roxas, Capiz]] and [[Iloilo City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/ceres-bus/ |title=Ceres Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ceres Transport]] – operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Batangas]] & parts of [[Western Visayas]], including [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] and [[Kalibo]] in [[Aklan]], [[San Jose de Buenavista, Antique]], [[Roxas, Capiz]] and [[Iloilo City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/ceres-bus/ |title=Ceres Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* CUL Transport - services the routes to [[Sorsogon]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Southern Leyte]] including [[Sorsogon City]], [[Tacloban]], [[Ormoc]], [[Baybay]] and [[Maasin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/cul-bus-transport/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* CUL Transport – services the routes to [[Sorsogon]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Southern Leyte]] including [[Sorsogon City]], [[Tacloban]], [[Ormoc]], [[Baybay]] and [[Maasin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/cul-bus-transport/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* Diamond Bus - operates to and from select destinations in [[Samar (province)|Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/diamond-bus/ |title=Diamond Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* Diamond Bus – operates to and from select destinations in [[Samar (province)|Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/diamond-bus/ |title=Diamond Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* [[DLTBCo]] - operates provincial buses to and from the following destinations in the [[Bicol Region]] and [[Eastern Visayas]]: [[Legazpi, Albay|Legazpi]], [[Daet]], [[Ormoc]], [[Borongan]] and [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/dltb-bus/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[DLTBCo]] – operates provincial buses to and from the following destinations in the [[Bicol Region]] and [[Eastern Visayas]]: [[Legazpi, Albay|Legazpi]], [[Daet]], [[Ormoc]], [[Borongan]] and [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/dltb-bus/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* Elavil Bus Company - operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Northern Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/elavil-bus/ |title=Elavil Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* Elavil Bus Company – operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Northern Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/elavil-bus/ |title=Elavil Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* [[Philtranco]] - serves the terminal on its route to several destinations in the Bicol Region via its main terminal in [[Pasay]].<ref name="philtranco"/>
* [[Philtranco]] – serves the terminal on its route to several destinations in the Bicol Region via its main terminal in [[Pasay]].<ref name="philtranco"/>


* Silver Star Shuttle & Tours - operates bus services to and from [[Samar (province)|Samar]], [[Eastern Samar]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Bohol]], including [[Calbayog]], [[Catbalogan]], [[Guiuan]], [[Tacloban]] and [[Tagbilaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/silver-star-bus/ |title=Silver Star Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* Silver Star Shuttle & Tours – operates bus services to and from [[Samar (province)|Samar]], [[Eastern Samar]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Bohol]], including [[Calbayog]], [[Catbalogan]], [[Guiuan]], [[Tacloban]] and [[Tagbilaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/silver-star-bus/ |title=Silver Star Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* Solid North Transit - runs several routes from Araneta City Bus Port to destinations in [[Pampanga]], [[Tarlac]] and [[Pangasinan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/solid-north-transit/ |title=Solid North Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* Solid North Transit – runs several routes from Araneta City Bus Port to destinations in [[Pampanga]], [[Tarlac]] and [[Pangasinan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/solid-north-transit/ |title=Solid North Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


=== Intercity ===
=== Intercity ===
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==== Bus ====
==== Bus ====


* UBE Express operates [[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] to the [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://p2pbus.ph/schedules/view/araneta-center-naia-schedules |title=Araneta Center - NAIA schdules |publisher=[[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* UBE Express operates [[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] to the [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://p2pbus.ph/schedules/view/araneta-center-naia-schedules |title=Araneta Center – NAIA schdules |publisher=[[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


==== Jeep ====
==== Jeep ====
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* Araneta City, Inc. operates electric-powered city shuttles (e-shuttles, also known as Green & Go) to destinations within the Araneta City district.
* Araneta City, Inc. operates electric-powered city shuttles (e-shuttles, also known as Green & Go) to destinations within the Araneta City district.


* Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc (1-TEAM) operates modern jeepneys (BEEP) to and from select destinations in Quezon City such as Lagro, North Fairview, Diliman, Philcoa and Tandang Sora.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aranetacity.com/beep-jeep |title=Beep Jeep |publisher=Araneta City, Inc. |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc (1-TEAM) operates modern jeepneys (BEEP) to and from select destinations in Quezon City such as Lagro, North Fairview, Diliman, Philcoa and Tandang Sora.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aranetacity.com/beep-jeep |title=Beep Jeep |publisher=Araneta City, Inc. |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* Traditional jeeps operate from the Araneta City Jeepney Terminal further north along General Romulo Avenue to [[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]], Lagro, Libis, [[SM City Fairview]], Litex Manggahan and Projects 2 and 3, Q.C.
* Traditional jeeps operate from the Araneta City Jeepney Terminal further north along General Romulo Avenue to [[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]], Lagro, Libis, [[SM City Fairview]], Litex Manggahan and Projects 2 and 3, Q.C.

Revision as of 18:32, 7 June 2020

Araneta City Bus Port
The busport entrance from General Romulo Avenue
General information
Location160 General Romulo Avenue
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′15″N 121°3′26″E / 14.62083°N 121.05722°E / 14.62083; 121.05722
Owned byAraneta City, Inc.
Operated byAraneta City, Inc.
Bus stands19 bays[1]
Connections Araneta Center–Cubao station
3 Araneta Center–Cubao station
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteAraneta City Busport
History
OpenedMarch 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)[2]
Previous namesAraneta Center Bus Port
Passengers
6,000[1]

The Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP), also styled Araneta City Busport, is a bus station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is currently one of two bus terminals in the Araneta City business district that link Metro Manila with the provinces in the north and south of the country, including cities in the Visayas and Mindanao via the Philippine Nautical Highway System.[2][3] The station is also a hub for buses servicing the Bicol Region.[4] It was built in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993.[5] The busport is used by at least 19 provincial bus lines, including DLTBCo, Ceres Transport and Philtranco.[2][6] It is connected to Manila's Line 2 and Line 3 by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections.

Location

General Romulo Avenue alongside Ali Mall

The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within the barangay of Socorro, Quezon City. It occupies the ground level of Manhattan Heights, a four-tower residential condominium complex that is part of the 5.7-hectare (14-acre), 18-tower highrise community developed by Megaworld Corporation called Manhattan Garden City.[7] The bus station is situated in the district of Cubao, a densely populated area north of Ortigas Center in east-central Metro Manila that has the highest density of bus terminals in the entire Manila metropolitan area.[8] It is directly across from Ali Mall and one block from the old Araneta bus station on Times Square Avenue.

History

The old Araneta bus terminal on Times Square Avenue

The Araneta busport sits on the original location of Metro Manila's first integrated terminal which opened in 1993.[9] In 2011, to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Heights condominium complex, the Araneta Center bus station was relocated to the old Rustan's building located on Times Square Avenue built in 1974, after the department store transferred to its new home at the then newly opened Gateway Mall.[9][10] The old terminal is expected to be torn down in the future to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Plaza, the final highrise development of the Manhattan Garden City project.[9]

The modern busport at Manhattan Heights was inaugurated as the Araneta Center Bus Port in March 2017 with Vice President Leni Robredo in attendance.[3] Following the issuance of the Metro Manila Council regulation prohibiting the operation of all provincial bus terminals along EDSA in order to ease traffic congestion in Manila's main artery, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced in May 2019 that the Araneta bus terminal shall be exempt from the ban.[11]

Services

As of January 2020, the Araneta busport services the following routes:

Provincial

Bus

  • Provincial Buses like Amihan, Belleza, Bobis Liner, Cagsawa Travel, JVH, Megabus, Raymond Transportation and RSL operate to and from several destinations in the Bicol Region, including Masbate.
  • Diamond Bus – operates to and from select destinations in Samar.[14]
  • Elavil Bus Company – operates provincial buses to several destinations in Northern Samar.[16]
  • Philtranco – serves the terminal on its route to several destinations in the Bicol Region via its main terminal in Pasay.[6]

Intercity

Bus

Jeep

  • Araneta City, Inc. operates electric-powered city shuttles (e-shuttles, also known as Green & Go) to destinations within the Araneta City district.
  • Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc (1-TEAM) operates modern jeepneys (BEEP) to and from select destinations in Quezon City such as Lagro, North Fairview, Diliman, Philcoa and Tandang Sora.[20]
  • Traditional jeeps operate from the Araneta City Jeepney Terminal further north along General Romulo Avenue to Calumpang, Lagro, Libis, SM City Fairview, Litex Manggahan and Projects 2 and 3, Q.C.

References

  1. ^ a b "Araneta City Busport". Araneta City, Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Dabu, B.R. (March 14, 2017). "New Araneta Center Busport features top-of-the-line amenities". GMA Network. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b de Jesus, J.L. (March 14, 2017). "Bus rider Robredo graces launch of modern Cubao terminal". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Land transport in Manila". Lonely Planet. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Garcia, L. (September 26, 2019). "The New Araneta City rises". BusinessMirror. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "New Araneta Center BusPort Ticketing System". Philtranco. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Remo, A.R. (November 10, 2018). "Be at the center of it all at Manhattan Garden City". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Boquet, Y. (December 3, 2013). "Battling congestion in Manila: the EDSA problem" (PDF). United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Aguilar, K. (April 2, 2017). "Cubao's Modern Bus Terminal". The Urban Roamer. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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  14. ^ "Diamond Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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  16. ^ "Elavil Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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  18. ^ "Solid North Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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