The Bonifacio Transport Corporation, or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in

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, the

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, serving routes plying the

Bonifacio Global City Bonifacio Global City, also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort, is a 240-hectare mixed-use estate and central business district located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines. It is the home of the Philippine Stock Exchange, the national ...

(BGC),

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, with routes connecting BGC to

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and to Arca South, also in Taguig, as well as a route connecting Makati and Gil Puyat LRT station,

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. The company is a subsidiary of the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), an affiliate company under the

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. The bus system uses the Beep

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and

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e-wallet as modes of

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. 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

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buses and the rest are a mix of

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, and Nissan Diesel units — as an intercity transport system to and from the adjacent business districts of Bonifacio Global City and

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. In 2008, six

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

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, and

Kalayaan Avenue Kalayaan Avenue is a major east–west route in Makati and Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. For most of its length, it runs parallel to J. P. Rizal Avenue to the north from East Rembo near Fort Bonifacio to Barangay Singkamas, Makati, Singka ...

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

which began on May 20, initially operating only on weekday mornings.

Fleet

Bonifacio Transport Corp. utilizes and maintains

buses. *

** Almazora Tourist Star ** MCV

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C120 LE These buses were formerly operated by Bonifacio Transport Corp. They have since been sold off, scrapped, or simply left inactive. *

**FDIC

BF105 **FDIC Spider Series (

BS106 chassis) *

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** Almazora City Star ( Isuzu Forward Chassis) *

** Almazora Travel Star ** DMMW Aero Extreme * UD Nissan Diesel **Santarosa EXFOH ( Nissan Diesel Condor Chassis)

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

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( UTC+08:00).

References

{{Transportation in the Philippines Bus companies of the Philippines Bus transportation in Metro Manila Companies based in Bonifacio Global City

History

Fleet

Routes

See also

References