Bataan Transit Co., Inc. is a provincial bus company in the Philippines plying Central and North Luzon, particularly to the provinces of

Bataan Bataan (, , , ; ) , officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula ...

and

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union (; ; ; ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region on the island of Luzon. The province's capital, the San Fernando, La Union, City of San Fernando, is the most ...

. Under the management of its parent, the Five Star Bus Company it serves routes to

and

aside from its parent it also manages another company of the alliance, First North Luzon Transit. The company also operates Maria de Leon Transportation which serves Avenida–

Ilocos Region The Ilocos Region (; ; ), designated as Region I, is an Region of the Philippines, administrative region of the Philippines. Located in the northwestern section of Luzon, it is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative Region to the east, the Ca ...

History

Bataan Transit was founded on May 15, 2003, as Nichaea Tours, Inc. Its fleet has since grown to 50 buses. They first started their operations in City of Balanga, and then later expanded to

Mariveles Mariveles, officially the Municipality of Mariveles (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 149,879 people making it ...

and

San Fernando, La Union San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (; ), is a component city and the capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. It serves as the regional and administrative center of the Ilocos Region. The city also functions as a hub ...

. The bus company serves as a successor to

Philippine Rabbit Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc. (PRBL) is a provincial bus company in the Philippines. It was founded in 1946 and is one of the oldest bus companies in the country. The company's area of coverage extends from Metro Manila to Baguio and north ...

plying to Bataan as it stopped its route going to the said province in June 2003.

Main stops

For

passengers, their main stop is either the Bataan Transit terminal at

San Fernando, Pampanga San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it h ...

, or the Travellers Former (Double Happiness) bus stop at

Lubao, Pampanga Lubao, officially the Municipality of Lubao (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,502 people. The tow ...

. For the inter-provincial route Mariveles-San Fernando (La Union) the main stop can also be Bataan Transit's terminal in

Fleet

Bataan Transit utilizes and maintains the following: Hyundai Motors Korea *Hyundai Universe Space Luxury *Hyundai Universe Space Xpress Noble *Hyundai Universe Space Luxury Classic *Hyundai Universe Space Luxury Premium *Kia Granbird Bluesky S125 *Kia Granbird Sunshine S125 Higer *Higer KLQ6128LQ *Higer KLQ6129G

Terminals

Metro Manila

These terminals are shared with Five Star Bus Company: *Cubao *Avenida *Monumento

Central Luzon

*Bataan **Balanga **Mariveles

Ilocos Region

*La Union **San Fernando

Destinations

Metro Manila

*Cubao,

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

* Avenida,

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

Provincial Destinations

(shared with First North Luzon Transit) *

Balanga, Bataan Balanga (pronounced ), officially the City of Balanga (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,173 people. Balanga was included the UNESCO Global N ...

(shared with First North Luzon Transit) *

(shared with First North Luzon Transit)

Inter-Provincial Lines

*Mariveles - San Fernando (La Union) via San Fernando (Pampanga) - Dau - SCTEX Concepcion Exit''

Under Maria de Leon Transportation

With the under management of Bataan Transit, Maria de Leon uses the terminals and facilities of Bataan Transit including their main terminal in Avenida. Maria De Leon Transportation 39

Metro Manila

*Avenida,

*Cubao,

Provincial Destinations

*Dau Bus Terminal,

Mabalacat Mabalacat, officially Mabalacat City (; ), is a component city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 293,244 people. Mabalacat is in the urban core of Metro Clark, also known as Metro ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, ...

San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...

Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte Nueva Era, officially the Municipality of Nueva Era (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It had a population of 11,968 based on the results of the 2020 census. Nueva Era is from Laoag, from Manila, from Bangu ...

Laoag Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. It is the province's most populous settlement, ...

Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte (), officially the Province of Ilocos Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. It is located in the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to t ...

Note: All regular service buses pass through the TPLEX Carmen Exit, while Deluxe buses use TPLEX Urdaneta Exit.

References

External links

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History

Main stops

Fleet

Terminals

Metro Manila

Central Luzon

Ilocos Region

Destinations

Metro Manila

Provincial Destinations

Inter-Provincial Lines

Under Maria de Leon Transportation

Metro Manila

Provincial Destinations

See also

References

External links