Sunday, January 27, 2013

NAIA Shuttle Bus: Gone Too Soon

NAIA 3 shuttle bus

Bad news, budget travelers. The shuttle bus that plies from Taft Avenue to NAIA terminal 3 and vice versa is no longer operational. Since January 1, the shuttle is only used for transferring passengers between terminals 1, 2 and 3 with a flat rate of Php20.

So now, what are the options left? The easiest and cheapest option to reach NAIA terminal 3 is to take a Nichols bound jeep from EDSA and request a drop off near Circulo del Mundo rotunda(the huge egg). The other option is for you to take any bus or jeepney ride from EDSA that goes to terminal 1 and then take the shuttle bus going to terminal 3.

Don't like to use this option? Then you're left with no choice than to take a cab.

Update: (as of Feb. 6)
Apparently the shuttle bus is still operational. Passengers bound for terminal 3 however are unloaded near the Circulo del Mundo rotunda and not in front of the arrival area anymore.
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11 comments:

  1. thepinaysolobackpackerJanuary 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM

    oh no! why oh why!? ang daya pa naman ng mga taxi drivers, tagaan portion. bad move. =( sana my iba pa silang cheaper option parang sa ibang bansa, mabilis mag commute from the airport kaya mas madami turista.

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    1. vinFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:05 PM

      yeah. this was a really bad move especially for budget travelers like us :(

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  2. Ryan MachJanuary 28, 2013 at 5:40 AM

    ay oo, bad trip nga to. nagulat rin ako last Monday nung sumakay ako ng shuttle from the airport, sa Petron kami bumaba at sakay ulit ng dyip papuntang mrt. :-(

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    1. vinFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:06 PM

      really inconvenient. i hope this is only temporary.

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  3. Pinay Travel JunkieJanuary 29, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Really sucks. It's just so badly planned! Don't they realize how convenient it is for budget travelers? Tsk. Grabe maka-rant but I've never used it. LOL. I always take the jeep :)

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    1. vinFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:07 PM

      marami ka na tuloy kaagaw na pasareho. lol

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    It's still there.
    http://directionsonweb.blogspot.com/2013/02/naia-bus-from-mrtlrt-to-t-3-vice-versa.html

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  5. AnonymousApril 5, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    What u can do guys is take shuttle bus frm t3 to t2 then baba kau dun my bus n going to cubao, caloocan , fairview via edsa din.

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  6. AnonymousApril 5, 2013 at 2:38 AM

    Ntanggal kc daw yun hm accdg to miaa dhil di sumusunod sa rules ng miaa, anyway

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  7. AnonymousMay 21, 2014 at 5:40 AM

    Is it still operational?

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