With the recent improvements made at the Mactan International Airport, I believe this is the best airport we have in the country. I love the new stores, cafes, and food outlets near the check-in counters and the boarding area. Starbucks, Seattle's Best, Jollibee, and Bench are just a few of them.
Mactan International Airport should also take pride in the excellent service, security, and ease of travel to and from the airport that they offer. Aside from the regular taxi (white) and the airport taxi (yellow) readily available at the taxi bay, passengers can also commute to and from Cebu's airport through the Mybus service.
Passengers can pay cash or they can use a reloadable MyBus card which is also accepted in all ePlus partner merchants. The fare from the Airport to SM Cebu is only Php 25. This is way cheaper than a normal taxi ride which averages Php 150 going to Cebu City. Aside from this route, MyBus also has other routes as far as SM Seaside, Lawaan - Talisay, and J-Mall.
Since I was traveling all the way to Talisay City, I took three bus rides: Airport- SM Cebu, SM-Cebu to SM Seaside, and SM Seaside to Talisay. Actually, there is also a bus that goes straight from SM-Cebu to Talisay which costs Php 40 but the interval of departure is not that frequent.
One thing that I really love about the SM MyBus is that they leave on time regardless if the bus is full or not. This makes managing travel time easier. You also don't have to walk very far as their pick-up and arrival points at the airport are just near arrival (in front of Jollibee) and domestic departure area.
This mode of transportation is starting to really get popular since the buses are clean and safe. Please note that they strictly follow bus stops so, you can't simply tell the driver that you're going down anywhere.
MyBus has a flat rate fee regardless of your chosen stop. They also give student and senior citizen discounts provided that IDs are presented. They also issue receipts which are favorable to those who need to liquidate their expenses.
This latest addition to Cebu's transportation service is definitely something that we need and perhaps apply in the other parts of the country. I opted not to be picked up from the airport because we now have the MyBus which is very cost-effective and convenient. I believe that an efficient mass transit system would definitely help us in solving traffic problems.
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