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2019 Jan 28

Baguio City has gotten closer and closer to Manila. What used to be an eight-hour drive was shortened to six. And now, if conditions are right, you can reach the City of Pines in only four hours.

But it’s not just the travel time that underwent major changes. Even when you’re taking public transportation, the quality of the journey has vastly improved too. Not only is the ride smoother — thanks to our expressways — the experience onboard the new buses are a lot more pleasant now. It’s no wonder why more and more people choose to visit Baguio these days.

Baguio is only 4-6 hours away from Manila, depending on which part of Manila you’re coming from, which route the bus takes, and whether or not it makes a stop along the way. Regular buses usually take Dau Exit (NLEX) or Concepcion Exit (SCTEX) and make at least one stop. Travel time is around 6 hours.

But the past few years have seen the rise of luxury buses that take passengers straight to Baguio! Victory Liner also introduced their first class buses, giving their loyal customers a more comfortable option. JoyBus has a fleet that is made up entirely of deluxe and premier buses. And most recently, Pangasinan Solid North Transit has also launched their own P2P buses to Baguio. These buses take every expressway ahead and they don’t make any stop, cutting down the travel time to only 4-5 hours.

In this post, we’ll share with you the schedules and fares of these premium P2P buses!

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JOYBUS

JoyBus is the luxury arm of Genesis Transport. They only have two classes: Deluxe (aka Executive) and Premier. Both Premier and Deluxe classes are 28-seater executive coaches with 3 seats per row (2+1), ensuring a wide leg room and plenty of moving space. Each booking comes with free snacks, free bottled water, and free wi-fi. But here’s the difference:

Premier Class is their top class with USB ports and a personal entertainment device. In our experience, the movie selection is still pretty limited, but since you only have four hours to burn, it’s not that bad. All premier buses also have a restroom onboard and blankets.
Deluxe/Executive Class has no USB ports or personal entertainment device at all. There is a TV screen in front, like regular buses, but that’s about it as far as entertainment is concerned. I’m not sure if all executive units have an in-bus comfort room but there was one in the bus we tried.

Below are the timetables per route. We also indicated the types of buses. Items in bold are the Premier buses.

To book JoyBus online, visit pinoytravel.com.ph or iWantSeats.com.

CUBAO TO BAGUIO JoyBus Schedule

FARE
Deluxe: P720
Premier: P740

12:01 am – Deluxe
02:30 am – Premier
03:30 am – Deluxe
04:30 am – Premier
08:30 am – Deluxe
11:00 am – Deluxe
12:00 pm – Premier
02:00 pm – Deluxe
04:00 pm – Premier
06:00 pm – Deluxe
08:00 pm – Deluxe
10:00 pm – Deluxe
11:00 pm – Deluxe

PASAY TO BAGUIO JoyBus Schedule

FARE
Deluxe: P730
Premier: P760

12:01 am – Deluxe
01:30 am – Premier
02:30 am – Deluxe
03:30 am – Premier
08:30 am – Deluxe
10:00 am – Deluxe
11:00 am – Premier
01:00 pm – Deluxe
02:30 pm – Deluxe
04:00 pm – Premier
06:00 pm – Deluxe
09:30 pm – Deluxe

AVENIDA TO BAGUIO Joy Bus Schedule

Premier buses are not yet available for the Avenida-Baguio route, but you can take the deluxe and semi-deluxe buses.

FARE
Deluxe: P720
Semi-deluxe: P600

12:30 am – Deluxe
01:00 pm – Semi-Deluxe
03:00 pm – Deluxe
07:00 pm – Semi-Deluxe

VICTORY LINER First Class

Just to clarify, Victory Liner is not entirely a luxury bus line. Most of their buses are your regular air-conditioned buses. But they now operate a few first-class journeys per day, taking TPLEX/Pozzorubio with no stops.

FIRST CLASS buses have bigger legroom, free snacks, free water, free wifi, and a restroom onboard. Note, however, that they don’t have personal entertainment devices installed.

The timetable below shows only the first class buses.

CUBAO TO BAGUIO Victory Liner Schedule

FARE
First class: P800

12:15 am
10:15 am
12:20 pm
02:15 pm
08:15 pm
11:15 pm

PASAY TO BAGUIO Victory Liner Schedule

FARE
First class: P800

01:15 am
06:15 am
01:15 pm
09:15 pm
11:45 pm

To book online or check the latest schedule, you can
visit this website!

SOLID NORTH P2P Bus

The latest bus company to launch a P2P bus service to Baguio is Pangasinan Solid North, which operates from PITX (Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange) and uses TPLEX to reach Baguio.

They have two classes available:

Luxury Class. 28-seater bus with 3 seats per row (2+1). Equipped with in-bus restroom, Lazy Boy seat recliner, free wifi, and USB charging ports. Complimentary snacks and bottled water are also provided.
Super Deluxe Class. 45-seater with 4 seats per row (2+2). Equipped with in-bus restroom, free wifi, and USB charging ports. They also provide complimentary snacks and bottled water.

Below is the Solid North timetable for the PITX-Baguio route. Items in bold are luxury class.