Heading North for the Undas Long Weekend? Here's Your Guide to Booking Bus Rides
Escape the hustle and bustle of the metro.
(SPOT.ph) Filipinos working and living in Metro Manila will have more time to relax and be with their families on Undas after Monday, October 31, was declared a special non-working holiday, which means a long weekend is right ahead.
For those seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, the long weekend is also an opportunity to travel to nearby provinces for the solemn observance of the annual holiday.
If you are planning to take a bus ride to provinces north of Luzon and visit popular tourist destinations like Baguio City, Dagupan, Iba, and Tuguegarao for the long weekend, here's what you need to know.
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Which bus companies offer trips to North Luzon?
Bus companies with terminals in Cubao, Quezon City such as Victory Liner, Genesis Transport, and Solid North Transit offer daily trips to Baguio City, Dagupan, and Iba, Zambales.
Victory Liner's terminal in Pasay City also holds daily trips to Baguio City, Dagupan, and Iba, while those traveling to Tuguegarao should ride from Victory Liner's terminals in Kamias, Quezon City, and Sampaloc, Manila.
What are the bus trip schedules?
If you are travelling from Metro Manila on Saturday, October 29 in time for the long weekend, and return by Tuesday, November 1, here's what you need to know about bus trip schedules for some North Luzon areas.
Baguio City
Via Victory Liner
Trips from Cubao begin at 12:30 a.m. until 11:45 p.m., with buses leaving at 15 to 30-minute intervals, depending on the bus type. From Pasay, trips also start at 12:30 p.m. until 11:45 p.m. with 30-minute to 1-hour intervals.
If you are coming back to Cubao, you can catch a bus as early as 12:20 a.m. until 11:45 p.m., with 25-minute to 1-hour intervals per trip, depending on the bus type. Those traveling back to Pasay City can travel from 12 midnight to 11:30 p.m.
Ticket prices are as follows:
- Cubao to Baguio (and vice versa): P616 for regular aircon bus, P999 for first class bus
- Pasay to Baguio (and vice versa): P630 for regular aircon bus, P999 for first class bus
Via Genesis Transport
Trips from Cubao terminal start at 1 a.m. until 11 p.m., with 2-hour intervals depending on the bus type. For those coming from Pasay, trips start at 5 a.m. with 2-hour intervals for the first three trips in the morning; afternoon trips begin at 3 p.m., followed by 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. trips.
Trips going back to Cubao start at 1 a.m. until 11 p.m., with 1 to 2-hour intervals depending on the bus type.
Ticket prices are as follows:
- Cubao to Baguio (and vice versa): P695 for regular bus with CR, P800 for Joybus executive, P830 for Joybus premier
Dagupan
Via Victory Liner
Trips from Cubao start at 1:10 a.m. until 11:10 p.m., with 1 to 2-hour intervals, while those from Pasay start at 12:10 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. with 20-minute to 1-hour intervals.
If you are travelling back to Cubao, you can catch a bus starting at 4:30 a.m. Those going to Pasay may start their trips as early as 1 a.m. to 11 p.m., with 2 to 3-hour intervals per trip.
Ticket prices are as follows:
- Cubao to Dagupan (and vice versa): P484
- Pasay to Dagupan (and vice versa): P494
Via Solid North Transit
Trips from Cubao start at 1 a.m. until 10 p.m., while trips going back to Cubao start at 1 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Iba, Zambales
Via Victory Liner
Trips start at 4:30 a.m. until 11:55 p.m., with 2 to 3-hour intervals, while those coming from Pasay can start travelling from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. Trips going back to Cubao start at 3 a.m. until 4:45 p.m.
Ticket prices are as follows:
- Cubao to Iba (and vice versa): P566
- Pasay to Iba: P580
Tuguegarao City
Via Victory Liner
Trips from Kamias terminal start at 6 a.m. until 11:30 p.m., with 1 to 2-hour intervals depending on bus type. Those going back to Kamias can start travelling from 4 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
For those traveling from Sampaloc terminal, trips start from 4:50 a.m. until 11:50 p.m. Trips going back to Sampaloc begin from 5 a.m. until 9:10 p.m.
Ticket prices are as follows:
- Cubao to Tuguegarao (and vice versa): P1,199 for regular aircon bus, P1,403 for deluxe, P1,530 for first class
- Sampaloc to Tuguegarao (and vice versa): P1,201 for regular aircon bus, P1,405 for deluxe, P1,533 for first class.
How to book bus tickets?
Passengers who want to take Victory Liner buses can get their tickets from their terminals or online through this website. Alternatively, tickets may also be purchased in Drop&Go Cargo Padala outlets in Alabang, Baclaran, Divisoria, Quiapo, and Marikina.
For those travelling via Genesis Transport, tickets can be purchased online via iwantseats.com or pinoytravel.com.ph, or from terminals.
Those travelling via Solid North Transit can book their tickets through this link, or from the terminals.