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Bonifacio Transport Corp.
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A Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus operating under the BGC Bus transport system.
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
Headquarters2/F Bonifacio Technology Centre, 31st Street cor. 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
Service area Bonifacio Global City
Service typeCity Operation
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.

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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]

Fleet

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Mercedes-Benz DMMW Aero Extreme
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MCV Evolution C120 LE

Bonifacio Transport Corp. utilizes and maintains Mercedes-Benz 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 Express  EX01   EDSA Ayala ↔  EX02   Market! Market! Monday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		 [20] [17]
North Route  N01   EDSA Ayala↔  N07   The Globe Tower  N05   Uptown Mall Monday to Sunday
6 AM to 9 PM		 [20] [17]
Central Route  C01   Market! Market!↔  C09   University Parkway  C05   Bonifacio StopoverMonday to Friday
5 AM to 10 PM		 [17] [20]
Arca South Express  AS01   Arca South ↔  AS02    AS10   Market! Market! Circumferential Road 5 Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:40 AM
To Arca South: 5 PM		 [20] [17]
West Route  W01   EDSA Ayala↔  W09   Fort Victoria  W05   The FortMonday to Friday
5 AM to 10 PM		 [20] [17]
Weekend Route  WR01    WR18   EDSA Ayala↔  WR17   Fort Victoria  WR12   Market! Market!Saturday and Sunday
5 AM to 10 PM		 [20] [17]
Night Route  NR01    NR17   EDSA Ayala↔  NR16   Fort Victoria  NR11   Market! Market!Monday to Sunday
10 PM to 5 AM		 [20] [17]
LRT - Ayala Route  L01   EDSA Ayala (MECC)→  L17   One Ayala   L08    L10   LRT Buendia
  L09   Leveriza		Monday to Friday
6 AM to 9 AM & 5 PM to 8 PM		 [17]
List of discontinued BGC Bus routes
RouteOriginDestinationScheduleRef.
North Route  N01   North Station↔  N12   Uptown ParadeMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		 [20] [21]
Nuvali Express  NU01   Nuvali↔  NU02   Market! Market!Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:30 AM
To Nuvali: 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM		 [20]
Upper West Express  WX01   EDSA Ayala↔  WX03   Crescent Park WestMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		 [22]
Lower West Express  L01   EDSA Ayala↔  L05   Fort VictoriaMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		 [20] [22]
Ayala Express  AX01   EDSA Ayala↔  AX10   Glorietta 5 Monday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM		 [23]
North Express Route  NX01   EDSA Ayala↔  NX07   BGC Arts CenterMonday to Friday
6 AM to 1 AM
Saturday and Sunday
6 AM to 12 AM		 [20] [24]
BHS-Ayala Express  BA01   EDSA Ayala↔  BA02   One Bonifacio High Street Sunday to Thursday
10:15 PM
Friday and Saturday
11:15 PM		 [25]


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