A good old friend of mine I saw over the weekend at a colleague’s birthday party asked me a very simple question: how do I get to Eastwood City in Libis? Answering her (I mean really guiding her) would have taken some time a year and a half ago, when the only way to get there using public transportation was through the Cubao-Rosario Jeepney route. I could have just told her to take a taxi, but then, I would not have anything to share with you here. So I got my grooves going and started to tell her how a little public transportation service called the shuttle totally took this pre-dominantly contact center community which is Eastwood by storm.
Right now, the vans of the shuttle service caters to people going to and from the MRT station at Quezon Avenue, SM North, Marikina, Ortigas, and Ayala-Makati. The shuttle’s main terminal is located behind Eastwood McDonald’s (which was famous for being one of the first McDo restaurants open for 24 hours) and just beside the relatively new Il Pirata restaurant (which has a cool moderate-size pirate ship on its other side). They usually transport people from 6-11AM on weekdays, and the vans start to fill up by 5PM with people coming home from work. The last time I checked, there were still vans operational as late as 9 PM. Later than that or in between the dead hours, the vans can be rented to go their usual routes for some fee as agreed upon by the drivers and the passengers.
The Eastwood shuttle service is now over a year old, but still, it remains largely unknown to Eastwood outsiders as suggested by my friend’s inquiry. A little history: when it first started out, there was one dispatcher and two to three vans, and employees wanting to use the service had to wait some time before the vans fill up. The dispatcher literally had to recruit passengers coming from buildings as far as the Citibank which is way out at the entrance. By the first month, regular passengers started coming in but there were other issues–the police had been arresting van drivers back at the Quezon Ave. MRT, creating some panic with passengers, and for some, disenchantment. Thankfully the issue was resolved, the number of patrons and vans grew in time, and the shuttle terminal became an everyday part of Eastwood life. For me and most of my friends in Katipunan, the shuttle service was an answer to our prayers. Before the shuttle, you have to take the long route of going back to Cubao first and braving the traffic at Aurora or the long walk to Cubao-LRT in order to get to Katipunan. After that you still have to take a tricycle to even get to somewhere near your apartment. Another option is to ride a taxi, but to an increase of 200% of your transportation expenses, considering Katipunan is just a 5-minute drive from Eastwood. The shuttle solved these problems by making a compromise between the two: it cuts the taxi fare by 50% and traverses straight to Katipunan like a regular jeepney should.
I would recommend people to use the shuttle IF they are leaving Eastwood, for the practical reason that the morning schedules are designed primarily for the Eastwood workforce. It’s a little funny because I arrived at the same conclusion after explaining and narrating this to my friend, which of course did not solve her predicament of how best to get to Eastwood. After a ten second pause, I told her it would be better if she would just take a taxi.
More info: The shuttle going to Ortigas area (Galleria, Megamall, Shangri-la) is at the basement of the building to the right of Citibank (where the Mini Stop is) (fare is P25). The shuttle going to Ayala Makati (passing through C-5 then Kalayaan) is in front of the aforementioned building (fare is P35). The shuttle going to Marikina, I don’t know anymore.
just last week, the MMDA people has restricted all U-turns for the whole stretch of E. Rod Ave. That means if you’re coming from Katipunan, you have to go all the way to Ortigas and back to make it to Eastwood. They probably did it to ease out the traffic. Pero sayang, diba??? Wala akong ibang lubos maisip. Sayang sa pera, sayang sa gas, sayang sa oras. What were they thinking? What are they planning to do next, epecially when the traffic situation has not subsided? Baka ipagbawal na nila lahat ng u-turns at left turn at right turn at kung anu-ano pang turn sa lahat ng daan sa metro manila. Dire-diretso na lang ang lahat ng dadaanan mo. Bawal ng umuwi ng bahay, pagkagaling mo sa trabaho. Makakarating ka muna ng Mindanao bago ka makahanap ng turn para makabalik. Tsk tsk.
Gsas, I think it’s just an experiment by MMDA. Based on my observations of how MMDA has been improving/bastardizing the traffic flow in the Metro, they seem to be experimenting with various ways of configuring the streets and U-turns. I hope it’s quite obvious to them that the no U-turn policy in C-5 Libis is not efficient.
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FROM EDSA ORTIGAS:
A) van/shuttle service to eastwood just outside robinson’s galleria (til 10.30am only) – 25 Php
alternate:
1) ride a jeep to rosario (just tell the driver to drop u off in IPI)
2) ride a jeep to cubao (this route will pass by citibank libis)
B) FROM EDSA CUBAO:
1) take a walk to alimall or aurora blvd
2) ride jeep to rosario (this route will pass by citibank libis)
FROM LIBIS TO AYALA:
van/shuttle service to ayala (from eastwood) beside citybank bldg / ministop – til 10.30pm only – 25 Php
thanks eugene and joeyboy for filling in more details!
no prob.
sorry, just noticed now that i made a mistake with my previous comment
the fare from libis to ayala is 35 and not 25 
ciao!
these continuing patronage of shuttle services (whether legal or illegal) only shows how painful it is to reach this place!! For example, Makati business district can be reached by jeepney in just 5 mins, by city buses directly passing Ayala Avenue, by MRT and by numerous provincial buses and shuttle vans with terminals conveniently located in Park Square. The same also goes for Ortigas, but Eastwood?!? kung hindi ka nakatira sa mga condos doon or subdivisions nearby, mauubos lang oras at pera mo sa biyahe at pamasahe… at BTW, hanggang ngayon, maraming namamatay kakatawid sa Libis dahil ni isang simpleng walkway wala silang mapatayo!!!
Where in Ayala-Makati do I get on the shuttle to Eastwood Libis? All that is mentioned here is how to get from Eastwood to Makati. It mentions the shuttle at Eastwood but not the shuttle station in Makati. How much is it?
Thanks guys!
wow, ngayon ko lang nalaman yan! but really, the best way to go to Eastwood from anywhere is via TAXI, which is so not economical. But anyhow, just an update… CITYLINK, a megaworld corp. funded bus, will link all the mini-cities by Megaworld. namely, mckinley hill, forbes town center, eastwood city, manhattan garden city and city place in Binondo. it is said that the citylink buses will be the 1st buss to take route in C-5! so watch out…
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saan yung drop off point ng citylink sa makati? sa world center bldg (owned by megaweorl), sa Gil Puyat ba?
is there a shuttle service from quezon ave to eastwood up to now? if yes, where is the terminal in quezon ave? also, does the same shuttle go back to quezon ave from eastwood? how much is the fare going to eastwood from quezon ave and vice versa?
thanks!
Saan po ang shuttle terminal Makati-Libis route? thanks~!
Hello! Coming from Las Piñas, how do I get to Eastwood City in Libis?
Thanks
to meg: yes there is, sa likod ng 7-11 merun dun fx/van papuntang eastwood. iddrop off ka mismo sa my loob ng eastwood. going to q.ave d ko na alam.
elow gud pm! ask ko lng po san po ba ang shuttle terminal ng ayala to libis…thank u so much po….
elow! ask ko lng po sana kung san ba ang shuttle terminal ng ayala to libis…thanks!
available po ba ung fx/van sa q. ave ng whole day? thanks!
is there a shuttle service from Eastwood going to San Mateo?
Thank you for sharing this. I had such a wonderful time myself traveling and performing in philippine and this bought back so many memories.
I have never been in Eastwood City, but I heard a lot about this place, just asking or any suggestion about where I can find a good but affordable disco bar in this place?? I would also appreciate about good but cheap eating place in Eastwood city?? please help…kasi I am planning to go there with my friends.
Thanks for sharing this! This is a life saver!
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saan po ba magandang way papuntang libis coming from bulacan?
thank you so much for this info. i know its been years since you posted it, but i am assuming the shuttle are still there?
also, you mentioned it “traverses though katipunan” that is good news, i’ll be starting work next week and well, i am from katipunan. imagine my anxiety. Anyways, are you saying, there is a shuttle that passes through katipunan? if so, where is their terminal, where can i hail these shuttles? i live neat KFC, ateneo Gate 3. Or do you mean i have to go to either mrt stations where the shuttle’s terminal is?
appreciate the reply, will be waiting for it. thank you!
i heard na may shuttle service from trinoma going to eastwood.
do u know kung what time yun available pati yung fare and the exact spot kung san yung shuttle service? thanks
very useful information, please update if you can. thank you, thank you!
I have the same question as Carla. I also live near katipunan area (along ateneo and miriam). Dadaan po ba dito yun shuttle from ortigas (I work at jollibee plaza).
Thank you so much!
are there any shuttle available from taguig market market to eastwood?
Hi, is the shuttle from eastwood to megamall still available? If yes, does it pass by metrowalk?
For those wondering,
From eastwood, there are shuttles going to trinoma (passing through katips), ayala (passing through C5), and megamall (passing through ortigas ave and passes by galle) their “terminal” can be found at ministop
There are also buses (citylink) that passes through C5 going to resorts world.
where in makati can i find a shuttle that directly goes to eastwood? big thanks!
I have a cast on my left foot and this may take few months. I am working at eastwood. which is the easiest shuttle service that i could take?
sorry mejo nalunod na me from all the instructions.. is there a fx/service van from trinoma to eastwood?where yung terminal and ilang hrs.kaya? then from eastwood meron bang shuttle to global city?thank you so mucn..
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where in katipunan do you borad the shuttle going to eastwood, and where in makati/ayala do you borad it to go to eastwood? tnks
Are there shuttles from Eastwood to Ayala Ave Makati? How much is the fare?
Hi i need help? where is the terminal located in eastwood? im going to come from shopwise libis and i need to get to makati specifically ayala terminal where the uv express are? and how much would the fare cost?
Hi i need help? where is the terminal located in eastwood? im going to come from shopwise libis and i need to get to makati specifically ayala terminal where the uv express are? and how much would the fare cost? much better if there are uv express from libis that drop people off at bf?
Just a simple query. How do I go to marikina from eastwood? Is there a shuttle service terminal inside eastwood?