Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service

{{Short description|Express road transit service in Metro Manila}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/87741-express-bus-launch-riding-experience |title=Fast, convenient: EDSA express buses hit the road |publisher=Rappler |author=Lopez, Franz |date=23 March 2015 |access-date=22 March 2019}} In February 2016, the express bus service to Ninoy Aquino International Airport was launched with the franchise awarded to Air Freight 2100 (UBE Express).{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/02/17/premium-airport-bus-service/ |title=Premium airport bus service now available |publisher=Official Gazette (Philippines) |author=Manila International Airport Authority |date=17 February 2016 |access-date=23 March 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://nine.cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2017/09/14/New-Clark-Manila-P2P-buses-to-start-Sept-15.html |title=LOOK: New Clark-Manila P2P buses to start Sept. 15 |publisher=CNN Philippines |date=14 September 2017 |access-date=23 March 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092335/http://nine.cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2017/09/14/New-Clark-Manila-P2P-buses-to-start-Sept-15.html |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|url=https://p2pbus.ph/metro-manila-stations-schedules |title=P2P Bus Network |publisher=Department of Transportation |access-date=22 March 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/03/18/ltfrb-opens-28-p2p-routes-for-franchise/ |title=LTFRB opens 28 P2P routes for franchise |publisher=Manila Bulletin |author=San Juan, Alexandria Dennise |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=23 March 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092336/https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/03/18/ltfrb-opens-28-p2p-routes-for-franchise/ |url-status=dead }}

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=[[Baguio]]=

class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
style="width:4%;"|Route|| style="width:37%;" colspan="2"|Terminals|| style="width:38%;"|via|| style="width:20%;"|Operator
| Baguio

| Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Terminal 3

| JAC Liner Kamias Terminal
{{small|(Northbound)}}
Araneta City Bus Port
{{small|(Southbound)}}

| Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc.

| Baguio

| Parañaque
Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange

| JAC Liner Kamias Terminal
{{small|(Northbound)}}
Araneta City Bus Port
{{small|(Southbound)}}

| Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc.

=[[Metro Cebu|Cebu metropolitan area]]=

class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
style="width:4%;"|Route|| style="width:37%;" colspan="2"|Terminals|| style="width:38%;"|via|| style="width:20%;"|Operator
| Cebu City

| Danao

| Mandaue
Consolacion
Liloan
Compostela

| Vallacar Transit, Inc.

| Cebu City

| Lapu-Lapu

| Mandaue

| Vallacar Transit, Inc.

| Cebu City

| Sibonga

| Talisay
Minglanilla
Naga
San Fernando
Carcar

| Vallacar Transit, Inc.

=[[Central Luzon]]=

=[[Iloilo City]]=

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style="width:4%;"|Route|| style="width:37%;" colspan="2"|Terminals|| style="width:38%;"|via|| style="width:20%;"|Operator
| Iloilo City
Iloilo Business Park

| Iloilo International Airport

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| Southwest Tours (Boracay), Inc.

| Iloilo City
Iloilo Business Park

| Kalibo International Airport

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| Vallacar Transit, Inc.

| Iloilo City
Iloilo Business Park

| Malay
Boracay Airport (Caticlan)

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| Vallacar Transit, Inc.

=[[Metro Manila|Manila metropolitan area]]=

{{Main|List of bus routes in Metro Manila#Express service}}

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