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.
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. In February 2016, the express bus service to Ninoy Aquino International Airport was launched with the franchise awarded to Air Freight 2100 (UBE Express). 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.
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. 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.
Baguio
RouteTerminalsviaOperator Baguio Ninoy Aquino International AirportTerminal 3 JAC Liner Kamias TerminalAraneta City Bus Port Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. Baguio ParañaqueParañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange JAC Liner Kamias TerminalAraneta City Bus Port Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. Baguio Clark Freeport ZoneClark International Airport JAC Liner Kamias TerminalAraneta City Bus Port Joybus
Cebu metropolitan area
RouteTerminalsviaOperator Cebu City Danao MandaueConsolacionLiloanCompostela Vallacar Transit, Inc. Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue Vallacar Transit, Inc. Cebu City Sibonga TalisayMinglanillaNagaSan FernandoCarcar Vallacar Transit, Inc.
Central Luzon
RouteTerminalsviaOperator Clark International Airport DilimanTrinoma Clark Freeport(SM City Clark, DOTR Main Office) Genesis Transport Service, Inc. Clark International Airport Ortigas CenterRobinsons Galleria Clark Freeport(SM City Clark, DOTR Main Office) Genesis Transport Services, Inc. Clark International Airport Ninoy Aquino International AirportTerminal 3 Genesis Transport Services, Inc Clark International Airport OlongapoSubic Bay Freeport Victory Liner, Inc. Clark International Airport Vigan Partas Transportation Co., Inc.
Iloilo City
RouteTerminalsviaOperator Iloilo CityIloilo Business Park Iloilo International Airport Southwest Tours (Boracay), Inc. Iloilo CityIloilo Business Park Kalibo International Airport Vallacar Transit, Inc. Iloilo CityIloilo Business Park MalayBoracay Airport (Caticlan) Vallacar Transit, Inc.
Metro Manila
Bicol Region
RouteTerminalsviaOperator Naga CityNaga City Integrated Terminal Bicol International Airport Next Bus Corporation Nabua, Camarines Sur Bicol International Airport Next Bus Corporation
References
External links
Official website of Premium Point-to-Point (P2P) Bus Service