Bonifacio Transport Corp.
Headquarters2/F Bonifacio Technology Centre, 31st Street cor. 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
Service areaBonifacio Global City
OperatorFort Bonifacio Development Corp.

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.[1][2]

Its bus depot is situated in the western part of Bonifacio Global City, near the Kalayaan Flyover.[3]

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.[4][5]

In 2008, six Mercedes-Benz O500M 1725 buses were deployed by FBDC, followed by an additional 14 buses to keep up with passenger demand.[6][7][8] 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.[9]

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.[1]

In 2024, BGC Bus route was extended to Gil Puyat station in Pasay which began on May 20, initially operating only on weekday mornings.[10][11]

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

Fleet

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.[17][18] On August 7, 2017, express bus routes were introduced.[19] All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

List of BGC Bus routes
RouteOriginDestinationviaScheduleRef.
East ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Market! Market!Monday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		[20][17]
North RouteEDSA Ayala↔The Globe TowerUptown MallMonday to Sunday
6 AM to 9 PM		[20][17]
Central RouteMarket! Market!↔University ParkwayBonifacio StopoverMonday to Friday
5 AM to 10 PM		[17][20]
Arca South ExpressArca South (FTI)↔Market! Market!Circumferential Road 5Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:40 AM
To Arca South: 5 PM		[20][17]
West RouteEDSA Ayala↔Fort VictoriaThe FortMonday to Friday
5 AM to 10 PM		[20][17]
Weekend RouteEDSA Ayala↔Fort VictoriaMarket! Market!Saturday and Sunday
5 AM to 10 PM		[20][17]
Night RouteEDSA Ayala↔Fort VictoriaMarket! Market!Monday to Sunday
10 PM to 5 AM		[20][17]
LRT - Ayala RouteEDSA Ayala (MECC)→One AyalaLRT Buendia
Leveriza		Monday to Friday
6 AM to 9 AM & 5 PM to 8 PM		[17]
List of discontinued BGC Bus routes
RouteOriginDestinationScheduleRef.
North RouteNorth Station↔Uptown ParadeMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		[20][21]
Nuvali ExpressNuvali↔Market! Market!Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:30 AM
To Nuvali: 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM		[20]
Upper West ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Crescent Park WestMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		[22]
Lower West ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Fort VictoriaMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		[20][22]
Ayala ExpressEDSA Ayala↔Glorietta 5Monday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		[23]
North Express RouteEDSA Ayala↔BGC Arts CenterMonday to Friday
6 AM to 1 AM
Saturday and Sunday
6 AM to 12 AM		[20][24]
BHS-Ayala ExpressEDSA Ayala↔One Bonifacio High StreetSunday to Thursday
10:15 PM
Friday and Saturday
11:15 PM		[25]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "BGC bus starts accepting GCash payments onboard". Milyonaryo.com.ph. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Balinbin, Arjay L. (August 1, 2021). "Makati-BGC pedestrian, bike link to start full operations next year". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Ni Madam Rosa (2009-08-10). "Bonifacio Global City: Built with character, designed with soul". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  5. ^ "Megaworld properties at Fort Bonifacio Global City". Megaworldglobalcity.wordpress.com. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  6. ^ "Shuttle's best". Philstar.com. 2008-04-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
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  8. ^ "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  9. ^ Pio, Jojo (2011-02-24). "Commuting-Travelling To Fort Bonifacio Global City From Ayala". Tofortbonifaciofromayala.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  10. ^ "The BGC Bus now has an LRT Gil Puyat route". TopGear. May 21, 2024.
  11. ^ Guiao, Micah Avry (May 21, 2024). "BGC Bus Has a New Route to LRT-1 Gil Puyat". Spot.ph. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  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". Flickr
  17. ^ "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". Facebook. Bonifacio Global City. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  18. ^ Guiao, Micah Avry (August 27, 2023). "LIST: Here Are the Bus Routes in BGC". Spot.ph. Summit Media. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  19. ^ Tantiangco, Aya (2 August 2017). "BGC rolls out express buses, new routes". GMA News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  20. ^ "BGC Bus Routes and Schedule Changes with the New One-Way Scheme". Primer. Primer Media Inc. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  21. ^ "North Route – BGC". Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  22. ^ "Lower West Route – BGC". Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  23. ^ Isla, Rouselle (2022-04-05). "BGC Bus Route and Schedule Guide for Commuters". Moneymax. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  24. ^ "East and North Express Route – BGC". Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  25. ^ "BHS-Ayala Express". TheFortCity.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.