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Bus system in Bonifacio Global City

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::summary Bus system in Bonifacio Global City ::

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FieldValue
nameBonifacio Transport Corp.
imageBGC Bus white Sept 2017.jpg
image_captionA Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus operating under the BGC Bus transport system.
logoBGC Bus Logo.svg
founded
headquarters2/F Bonifacio Technology Centre, 31st Street cor. 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
service_areaBonifacio Global City
service_typeCity Operation
operatorFort Bonifacio Development Corp.
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The Bonifacio Transport Corporation, or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving routes plying the Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig, with routes connecting BGC to Makati and to Arca South, also in Taguig, as well as a route connecting Makati and Gil Puyat LRT station, Pasay.

The company is a subsidiary of the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), an affiliate company under the Ayala Corporation. The bus system uses the Beep contactless smart card and GCash e-wallet as modes of electronic payment.

Its bus depot is situated in the western part of Bonifacio Global City, near the Kalayaan Flyover.

History

Founded in 1998, the Bonifacio Transport Corporation was established under the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC). It was formed through an initial fleet of 24 buses — 10 of which are Mercedes-Benz buses and the rest are a mix of Daewoo, and Nissan Diesel units — as an intercity transport system to and from the adjacent business districts of Bonifacio Global City and Ayala Center.

In 2008, six Mercedes-Benz O500M 1725 buses were deployed by FBDC, followed by an additional 14 buses to keep up with passenger demand. In the same year, HM Transport Inc. and the Bonifacio Transport Corporation signed an agreement, allowing the use of HM Transport buses to serve routes to and from Bonifacio Global City. As a result, a weekday bus route between the Market! Market! shopping mall in Taguig, EDSA, and Kalayaan Avenue was established.

In 2016, the BGC Bus replaced its TapBGC contactless smart card with AF Payments Inc.'s Beep card. A limited public trial was conducted from June 11 to 26, and was fully rolled out on June 27, 2016.

In 2024, BGC Bus route was extended to Gil Puyat station in Pasay which began on May 20, initially operating only on weekday mornings.

In August 2025, BGC Bus acquired new Higer KLQ6116G and KLQ6129GEV "Azure" buses as part of their fleet modernization.

Fleet

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Buses_at_the_BGC_Bus_depot.jpg" caption="Buses parked at the BGC Bus Depot at 31st St., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig."] ::

Bonifacio Transport Corp. utilizes and maintains Mercedes-Benz and Higer buses.

These buses were formerly operated by Bonifacio Transport Corp. They have since been sold off, scrapped, or simply left inactive.

Routes

As of January 2025, BGC Bus operates primarily on 8 different routes with main terminals at the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center, also known as the EDSA Ayala Terminal, in Makati and at the Market! Market! mall in Taguig. On August 7, 2017, express bus routes were introduced. All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

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RouteOriginDestinationviaScheduleRef.↔↔↔↔↔↔↔→
East ExpressEDSA AyalaMarket! Market!Monday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM
North RouteEDSA AyalaThe Globe TowerUptown MallMonday to Sunday
6 AM to 9 PM
Central RouteMarket! Market!University ParkwayBonifacio StopoverMonday to Friday
5 AM to 10 PM
Arca South ExpressArca South (FTI)Market! Market!Circumferential Road 5Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:40 AM
To Arca South: 5 PM
West RouteEDSA AyalaFort VictoriaThe FortMonday to Friday
5 AM to 10 PM
Weekend RouteEDSA AyalaFort VictoriaMarket! Market!Saturday and Sunday
5 AM to 10 PM
Night RouteEDSA AyalaFort VictoriaMarket! Market!Monday to Sunday
10 PM to 5 AM
LRT - Ayala RouteEDSA Ayala (MECC)One AyalaLRT Buendia
LeverizaMonday to Friday
6 AM to 9 AM & 5 PM to 8 PM
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::data[format=table title="List of discontinued BGC Bus routes"]

RouteOriginDestinationScheduleRef.↔
North RouteNorth StationUptown ParadeMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM
Nuvali ExpressNuvali↔Market! Market!
To BGC: 6:30 AM
To Nuvali: 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM
Upper West ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Crescent Park West
6 AM to 10 PM
Lower West ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Fort Victoria
6 AM to 10 PM
Ayala ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Glorietta 5
6 AM to 10 PM
North Express RouteEDSA Ayala↔BGC Arts Center
6 AM to 1 AM
Saturday and Sunday
6 AM to 12 AM
BHS-Ayala ExpressEDSA Ayala↔One Bonifacio High Street
10:15 PM
Friday and Saturday
11:15 PM
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References

References

  1. (July 2025). "beep™ card & BGC Bus tie-up, a win for commuters".
  2. "BGC bus starts accepting GCash payments onboard".
  3. Balinbin, Arjay L.. (August 1, 2021). "Makati-BGC pedestrian, bike link to start full operations next year". BusinessWorld.
  4. Ni Madam Rosa. (2009-08-10). "Bonifacio Global City: Built with character, designed with soul". Philstar.com.
  5. (2011-02-16). "Megaworld properties at Fort Bonifacio Global City". Megaworldglobalcity.wordpress.com.
  6. (2008-04-14). "Shuttle's best". Philstar.com.
  7. premierpropertyspecialist. (August 18, 2008). "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Ayalaupdates.wordpress.com.
  8. "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Findarticles.com.
  9. Pio, Jojo. (2011-02-24). "Commuting-Travelling To Fort Bonifacio Global City From Ayala". Tofortbonifaciofromayala.blogspot.com.
  10. (May 21, 2024). "The BGC Bus now has an LRT Gil Puyat route".
  11. Guiao, Micah Avry. (May 21, 2024). "BGC Bus Has a New Route to LRT-1 Gil Puyat".
  12. "BGC Bus 009 Chassis: Daewoo BF105".
  13. "BGC Bus 011 Chassis: Daewoo BS106".
  14. "BGC Bus 003 Chassis: Isuzu Forward FTR".
  15. "Mercedes Benz Almazora Travel Star".
  16. "BGC 007".
  17. (January 17, 2025). "Getting around BGC just got easier! 🚍 Check out the updated BGC Bus schedule to plan your trips better and enjoy convenient travel through the city.🚌⭐ #BGC #BGCbus". Bonifacio Global City.
  18. Guiao, Micah Avry. (August 27, 2023). "LIST: Here Are the Bus Routes in BGC". [[Summit Media]].
  19. (2 August 2017). "BGC rolls out express buses, new routes". GMA News.
  20. "BGC Bus Routes and Schedule Changes with the New One-Way Scheme". Primer Media Inc..
  21. "North Route – BGC".
  22. "Lower West Route – BGC".
  23. Isla, Rouselle. (2022-04-05). "BGC Bus Route and Schedule Guide for Commuters".
  24. "East and North Express Route – BGC".
  25. "BHS-Ayala Express".

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