Five Star Bus Company


Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Inc., or simply known as Five Star, is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It serves routes mainly to the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.

History

Five Star was founded in 1983 in Metro Manila. It started as a city operation firm using ordinary fare buses, its main sister company is Victory Liner which is actually its parent. The Five Star Bus Company grew in the 90s, they started operations in Dagupan then later routes expanded to Cabanatuan, San Antonio, Tarlac City, Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bolinao, San Carlos, Tayug, Santiago, Maddela, Piat, Tuguegarao and Solano, Nueva Vizcaya after the closure of Pangasinan Transportation Co., also known as Pantranco North Express Inc.

Bus Terminals

Five Star's headquarters in Pasay is one of its largest terminals, with destinations in Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. Its Cubao terminal in Quezon City is large enough that three bus companies use it: Five Star, Bataan Transit and Luzon Cisco Transport. Five Star also has a terminal in Avenida Manila which has trips to Dagupan, San Carlos and Cagayan Valley . It also has terminals in Cabanatuan, San Antonio, Bolinao, Alaminos, Pangasinan, Agno, Anda, San Carlos, Tayug, Santiago, Tuguegarao, Maddela, Piat and Solano.

Fleet

Five Star Bus Company uses and maintains these bus units:

Current

Almazora Motors Corporation
  • MAN R39 18.350 Tourist Star
  • MAN R39 18.430 Tourist Star
Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd.
  • Ankai HFF6121K40
Autodelta Coach Builders
  • Volvo B7R '
Hino Motors Philippines
  • Hino RM2PSS
  • Hino RK1JST
Higer Bus Company Limited
  • Higer V91 KLQ6119QE3
  • Higer A80 KLQ6123K
  • Higer A80 KLQ6128LQ
  • Higer KLQ6127LA
  • Higer KLQ6126LY
Hyundai Motor Company
King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd
  • King Long XMQ6118Y2
JAC Motors
Santarosa Motor WorksSantarosa Exfoh bus body
Trans-Oriental Motor Builders Inc.
  • MAN R39 18.350 '
Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.
  • Yutong ZK6128H
Modified & Custom-built buses by Five Star Bus Body:
  • MAN R39 18.350
  • MAN R39 18.350 ''
  • Hino RM2PSS
  • Hino RK1JST
  • Nissan Diesel JA450SSN
  • Hyundai Aero Space LS
  • Hyundai Universe Xpress
  • Yutong ZK6107HA

Former

Almazora Motors Corporation
  • MAN A55 18.310 Lion's Star
Hino Motors PhilippinesHino Prisma bus body
Hyundai Motor Company
Kia Motors Corporation
  • Kia Granbird KM948 SD-II
Nissan Diesel Philippines CorporationNissan Diesel Euro Trans bus body
  • * Nissan Diesel RB46S
  • * Nissan Diesel JA430SAN
Santarosa Motor WorksSantarosa Euro bus body
  • * Nissan Diesel RB46S Santarosa Exfoh bus body
  • * Nissan Diesel RB46S
  • * Nissan Diesel RB46SRSantarosa Modulo bus body
  • * MAN A83 14.280
Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.
  • Yutong ZK6100H
  • Yutong ZK6119HA
Modified & Custom-built buses by Five Star Bus Body:
  • Nissan Diesel RB46S
  • Nissan Diesel RB46SR
  • MAN A83 14.280

Terminals

Metro Manila

Provincial

Cagayan Valley Region

Central Luzon Region

Ilocos Region

Former Terminal

Metro Manila

Sampaloc - Legarda Street, Sampaloc, Manila

Subsidiaries and sister companies