Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Metro Manila commuting, part 1

Since bashing Philippine taxi cabs in a previous blog post, I am now obliged to share some of my commuting know-how to you. Although I am not an adventurous commuter, I do know a thing or two about the essentials of traveling from south to north, and vice-versa, sans the horrific taxi cab.

public domainLadies and gentlemen, you call this contraption a "jeepney."
* picture from Torox of Wikipedia


Alabang (Muntinlupa) to Manila: All it takes is one bus ride. Aircon buses headed for Lawton will take you for a ride to Manila while you conveniently catch some much-needed sleep. The bus cruises along Alabang-Zapote road, then takes a turn to Roxas Boulevard and Coastal Road. It then enters Buendia, where you can alight at the Buendia LRT station. Or, you can continue the bus ride through Taft Avenue to Lawton.

Tip: To avoid riding a fully-booked bus and standing the entire journey, start your trip at the terminal. The terminal of Tas Trans is at Pilar, along Alabang-Zapote road and shouldn't be easy to miss!

Alabang (Muntinlupa) to Makati: If you wish, you can ride the Lawton bus to Buendia LRT station. However, to avoid the heavy Alabang-Zapote traffic, you may opt to ride a jeepney to Metropolis, then ride a bus to Ayala, where you alight at the Ayala MRT station near Glorietta.

More tips coming up in future posts!

Update: Check out all of my posts on commuting!

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