Booked online in advance. Left early (only 3km away) but because of heavy traffic, arrived around…read more10 minutes before 8PM, when the bus was scheduled to leave. Was informed that you had to change the e-voucher to a ticket first, so I went in line. Only two tellers were working despite there being a lot of people inside the office. The line was long and I was seen at 8PM. Was told to inform the bus driver so I ran there, but when I got there they said they'd already given my seat to a chance passenger. I checked my watch, it was 8:01 PM. One minute lang. This means they'd started filling up that bus with chance passengers before 8PM. When their buses are late or delayed, passengers don't even get any percent of their money back, not even an explanation. There isn't even a grace period for passengers, not even 5 minutes. They moved me to a much later bus, and they wouldn't even give me a refund for the ticket difference, since I had reserved a more expensive ticket. Don't book your tickets online anymore, they won't hold it even for 5 minutes. There should be a grace period for passengers just as there is for your drivers and buses.

June 2024: I've come to visit my mom several times. We usually take a personal car from Manila…read moreairport to Zambales. This time, our first time, we took Victory Liner. We travelled in a party of 4. Got to terminal 9:30am, was on a bus leaving at 10am. P456 per person (no seniors in our group). It wasn't that busy on a Wed. They asked if we had a minor/student, but there was no discount, so why ask? The station itself could have been more clean and inviting, but all we wanted was a safe, cost-efficient ride to the province. Overall, ride was smooth. I took an hour nap. A/C was fine, was able to put in 3 pieces of luggage in the cargo area. We arrived in Olongapo in 3 hours, then we had another hour to hit San Marcelino. Driving staff were professional, no-fuss. Would recommend if you are on a budget and have the patience. Victory Liner dropped us off steps away from my mom's house, right off the highway. The system worked fine for us. Would do it again if the ride is this smooth. Perfectly good option for most if you don't want to spend on taxis and unpredictable (or overpriced) personal drivers. Plus you don't have to deal with Manila traffic on your own, let the professionals at VL do it!

Victory Liner is one of the more reliable bus companies around. Traveling by bus has been a bit…read morescary because of news of the companies' negligence in making sure that their passengers are safe and secure, but I have never encountered anything on Victory Liner being a dubious and neglectful company, so that's always good. Though their buses are great and well-maintained, I have a lot to say about the state of their bus terminals. A friend and I had to catch our bus to Tabuk (Kalinga) from the Kamuning cor. East Avenue terminal along EDSA, and it was just jampacked with waiting passengers. There isn't enough seating and some of the areas near their concessionaires are cordoned off and are not for sitting if you are not buying anything from their store. The waiting area is not airconditioned, and is exposed to the smoke and the pollution from EDSA, making the long wait for our bus unpleasant. It wasn't even a holiday and there wasn't a mass exodus from Manila but the bus station was inexplicably packed to the rafters. The bathrooms are gross (how dare they charge a fee), and the entire place just needs a major facelift. I hope Victory Liner gives us a better waiting terminal. Their Pasay waiting terminal for north-bound buses is not even marginally better, if not worse. I still love Victory Liner, though. It is always so convenient to just hop on and go on a worry-free trip to Baguio, Pampanga, Tarlac, and most places in the North. I don't think they stop at La Union or Ilocos, though, and they should because their buses are nice, well air-conditioned and are in good shape, and the drivers are careful, though they get you there on time. I also appreciate the student discount, which enables me to save quite a lot.

I recently discovered a love for Baguio, and along with that came a fondness for Victory Liner…read more They make traveling to that far and cold place very convenient. You just buy a ticket, hop on the bus and within a few hours, you're already there, enjoying the cool breeze and the fog, drinking strawberry taho from the vendor at their big terminal in the City of Pines. I also like that the drivers and conductors look professional, and the bus is clean and relatively spacious. During our last trip there, my husband, me and our one-year old shared two seats, along with our hand-carry items and baby bag, and there was still some room for us to move around. But as it is with most buses in Manila, leg room is a bit of a problem if you're more than six feet tall. Also, no shady stop-overs. I even came to enjoy our first stop-over (travelling from Baguio to Manila) because it had a lot of food stalls serving street food and drinks. It became a 30-minute food trip of some sort. And don't worry if you missed your bus or if you decide to extend your vacation, because Victory Liner has the most number of trips in a day. I think for Baguio, the trips only have 15 or 20-minute intervals so you can always catch a ride home anytime you like. Well, depending on the volume of people taking the trip, of course

Ever had to trudge through getting on a bus just to get to Ayala? Well, if you don't feel like…read moretesting the limits of your patience just to luckily happen on an Ayala bus or at least get squeezed into one, well, I've got a good alternative for you! So, coming in from Fairview? Don't worry, instead of forcing yourself to an Ayala/LRT/Leveriza bus, you can also take the MIA or Baclaran one. But hey, you're not taking this all the way though. Instead, just drop off at Shaw and catch an Ayala bus from there. But hey, why stop halfway through just to catch another bus you avoided in the first place? Easy, it's mainly because half of the people you get to commute with are actually just off somewhere around Ortigas. So, catch that bus again at Shaw and I promise you it will be exponentially easier to catch the rather infamous Ayala bus from there.

Not Convenient, Could got home early if Bus is continuous waited for 1 hour and 44 minutes earlier…read morejust to get a ride to AYALA MRT you have to be 2 hours Early or else you WILL BE LATE it's not rush hour but due to their Time worklessness i got on the bus on Rush hour

People get surprised when I tell them I don't know how to commute…read more The only public transportation in the Philippines I've mastered is the train, the taxi and recently, the Fort or BGC bus. What I love about this bus is that they do not pack people in it. Sure, there will be times when you'll have to stand from the time you get on until the time you get off, but at least you're not bumping into people and smelling their sweat. Also, there are designated bus stops. These buses do not stop if there is no bus stop and the people know this. The buses are clean and are air conditioned and relatively quiet. Oh, another thing. It just costs Php12 to ride on one.

If you're not in a rush to get to Makati, here's one of the most famous ways to get there from Taft…read moreAvenue. Anywhere from Taft, just take a jeepney to Buendia. Once you are there, cross the street to the other side. The cue is not that hard to spot. But if you're there in the middle of the day, don't look for one! Just signal for a bus to stop and get in. But if you need to take this route in the morning, you would need to be there before 7:30 in the morning as it gets too crowded easily and since traffic has begun, there would be less and less buses. I suggest you take a chance and just jump on the first bus you see that is headed to Ayala. It's rather hard to get a bus so just pick one and get it over with :)

If you live far from the office, getting to work is an accomplishment in itself! Imagine, the MRT…read moreisn't really conducive for humanity, taxis are just out of the question and fxs are hard to come by, granted that you do find one. So, that leaves you with buses. But hey, an Ayala bus passing along commonwealth that's somewhat conducive for breathing? Believe me, you're better off to trying your luck in the lottery. But hey, there's more than one way to get there. So, if you're a bit down on your luck with Ayala buses, just hop on to a less populated (well, relatively) MIA/Alabang/Baclaran bus and drop off at SM makati. From there, just walk along the walkway and as easy as that you'll find yourself navigating to your office with less the hassle!

I choose Joybus genesis deluxe 28 sitter when I go baguio coz it's near to SM and session. But…read morealmost every time I was upset how the bus conductors treat me. They are so rude. When I asked simple questions such as how do I make payment either on the bus or at the ticket booth and woman conductor answer you rudely and impatiently. Sometimes they asked me in Filipino and since I'm a foreigner I requested to say in English and she answered very rudley and even raised her voice "I said where will you drop ...". To anyone and especially foreigner friend not to take Joybus. The bus conductors are very disrespectful. And very inhumane in how they treat passengers. I don't feel like a customer when I'm on their bus.

After completing a series of long exams at school, I felt the need to take a break. In particular,…read moreI wanted to go to Baguio. People told me it's a lot more accessible now, and only one bus ride away. The Genesis Bus Line offers daily trips to various locations, including Baguio, Baler, and La Union. They offer regular trips and special ones, the latter making no stopovers and bringing you straight to your destination. Don't worry, they have a bathroom on board the bus! For only P700, just a few hundreds more than the regular fare, you'll cut about 3-4 hours off your trip. When I took my Baguio trip, the bus reached the city in just about 4 hours. We left at around 2pm in Manila, and arrived just before 6:30pm, just in time for dinner. The bus is also very comfortable, with reclining chairs, wifi, blankets, and water and some crackers given to the passengers. There are only a few seats on board (I think about 24?), giving lots of space for each passenger. It's incredibly easy to book a ticket! I'm glad that Genesis makes Baguio so accessible now. I'm targeting Baler for my next out of town trip, and yup, using Genesis to get there! Oh, but just don't try giving them a call. It doesn't seem like anyone picks up their landline.

very bad pick and drop ang first class express bus and even royal bus nila discomfort at hussle ang…read moredulot sa byahero.. specially byaheng tuguegarao!! expection vs reality sa advertisement nila.. shout out bus #7067! gahaman kundoktor at driver nyo..

For a frequent traveller like me, public transportation, especially the provincial buses add a…read morelittle spice to the adventure. They are usually more exciting and eventful than going to your destination via air. And for my recent visit to the province of Mindoro, my friends and I took Dimple Star for the first time. If I'm not mistaken (because I was not the one who organized the trip), this bus line was the only one who can take us all the way to Sablayan. Their terminal needs a bit of work, buses are cramped in a small lot and the passengers don't have enough space while waiting for their buses. Some, like me, preferred to wait on the street. Their conventional 5-seats-per-row buses (if that's how you call it) can also be quite uncomfortable for long-hauled trips. Their playlist, which they played almost throughout the trip, really needs to be changed. Like ASAP. It was a night trip and they played cheap remixes of pop songs which I normally hear on jeepneys and sidewalks. It was as if they didn't want anyone to get a shuteye.The driver was also quite boorish and arrogant. If that was his way of staying awake, then I'm not complaining. Gladly, my friends and I got to our destination alive and safe and that can be attributed to the expertise of the driver and the rest of the staff. Since they have monopoly over some destinations, including more of those that I'd want to check out, I'll just put my earphones on, turn up the volume and blindly step aboard.

Visit Apo Reef on a budget via the RORO. While it sounds like a daunting idea to travel at sea on a…read morebus and on a boat no less, it's the cheapest and comes highly recommended by season travelers. But you don't really spend the entire boat ride on the bus mind you. Dimple Star is the only bus that goes on the RORO but if you do manage to book the air conditioned bus, it can prove to be a comfortable ride to the port and the buses are also pretty much well maintained. The terminal is a bit hard to find and the traffic in the are is really bad so leave your house two hours ahead of your scheduled departure time if you want to make the trip. The terminal needs A LOT of work so it helps to bring a car and driver so you can wait for your bus comfortably. There's also no waiting shed so it's pretty much a must. If you're hungry, local street concessionaires offer full meals and drinks for you to load up on before your trip.

All us South commuters would be so doomed without these shuttles. Really…read more If there weren't shuttles transporting us back and forth to Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa and Cavite, we would all be taking several buses, jeeps, trikes, cabs--It's difficult, inconvenient, time-consuming and may not even be affordable. You probably won't see us ever again. These shuttles that travel to and from Makati make commuting so much more convenient. Fares are reasonably priced and relatively cheap, if you consider the time and energy you'll be saving, as well as convenience. There are a lot of specific routes to certain neighborhoods and other central locations, and from the drop off points for some people their homes are just a walk or a trike away. On a good time of the day (not rush hour) it takes me just around 15-20 minutes to arrive Makati and vice versa, thanks to Skyway. Queues can get really long during rush hour (as expected), or when there's a sudden downpour, as Metro Manila traffic does not tolerate rain too well. This station is newly built for more than a year or so already. It used to be so cramped at that station underneath the Ayala MRT (it was HELL), but this station is more spacious and even has a nice selection of food kiosks, vending machines, and a clean toilet.

I'm not really from south but I love that they turned this place into a UV Express Terminal. UV…read moreExpress is one solution to EDSA Traffic because one van can cater up to 15 commuters inside. This place is a five minute walk from Ayala MRT station, and is near Greenbelt, SM Makati, Landmark and Glorietta. In North, we don't have much shuttle services or I am not really familiar that's why when I learned that my boyfriend rides here to his place, I got excited and we scheduled one day for me to experience being in a shuttle. From the Terminal, we just waited a few minutes until the van makes his way on the street. In less than thirty minutes, we reached parañaque without hassle. The thing is, when it reaches 6pm, this place gets really crowded and the lines are crazy. You can opt to eat your dinner first while waiting because there are food stalls and vending machine available in the place. I checked their toilet and it's still new and clean.