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Dimple Star Transport Corporation.

Dimple Star Transport

Backpackers and adventurers from Manila who are planning excursions to Mindoro on tight budgets, can now travel conveniently to the Island aboard an air-conditioned bus, thanks to Dimple Star Transport. Before their operation in Mindoro, you need to transfer from one mode of transportation to another enable to explore the Island. The usual route in the old days when budget was tight, was to get aboard a bus bound for Batangas City pier, and from there you need to transfer to a ship either bound for Abra de Ilog pier in Mindoro Occidental or Calapan City pier in Mindoro Oriental. And from those ports you need to transfer to another vehicle to reach whatever town you are going.

This route is pretty hard for those traveling to Mindoro Occidental via Abra de Ilog, not only the roads are much rougher in the old days, but the buses were also very uncomfortable. The buses plying the Abra de Ilog pier-San Jose route do not have air-conditioning system, and was in bad condition as the roads, the windows of the buses are not sealed enough, so you'll eat all the dust along the way. And as soon as the ship docks, you need to run as fast as you could, because the buses have limited seats. There were also racketeers, who occupied the bus seats even if they are not passengers, and you need to pay them if you want to get those seats.

Now all that hassles are history, Dimple Star Transport's air-conditioned buses passes through most of mainland Mindoro's town except for Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, Pola and Paluan. You can now almost circumnavigate Mindoro Island by land, just by boarding their air-conditioned bus twice, using two different routes from and to Manila. No need to transfer from bus to ship then bus again.

Dimple Star Transport uses two different routes to Mindoro Island, which all ends up in San Jose, Mindoro Occidental. The most frequent route is the one bound for Mindoro Occidental via Abra de Ilog pier which usually have six trips daily at the minimum. The first route passes through the towns of Abra de Ilog, Mamburao, Sta. Cruz, Sablayan, Calintaan, Rizal and touches down in San Jose. The second route is via Calapan City Pier which usually have two trips daily at the minimum. This route passes through the towns of Mindoro Oriental which are Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, Mansalay and Bulalacao. It also passes through the town of Magsaysay in Mindoro Occidental and also touches down in San Jose. Dimple Star Transport have five terminals in Metro Manila, below are the location of those terminals, contact numbers, fares and bus schedules.

   Sampaloc, Espana corner Antipolo St., Telephone Number +63.02.985.1451, Mobile Phone number +63.908.926.9163, Mindoro Bus Schedule: 8:00 am, 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm 
    Ali Mall, Cubao, Telephone Number +63.02.5179677, Mobile Phone Numbers +63.928.413.4565 or +63.908.696.4803, Mindoro Bus Schedule: 5:00 am, 12:00 noon, 6:00 pm
   Alabang, Transpart near Metropolis Mall, Telephone Numbers +63.02.664.7796 or +63.02.809.7796,  Mobile Phone Number +63.919.429.1999, Mindoro Bus Schedule: 6:00 am, 9:00 am, 1:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm
   Pasay, Telephone Number +63.02.407.4614, Mobile Phone Number +63.928.603.3691, Mindoro Bus Schedule: 9:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 9:00 pm
   Santolan, Telephone Number +63.02.416.8956, Mindoro Bus Schedule: 6:00 am, 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm 

All Dimple Star buses bound for Mindoro are also bound for San Jose in Mindoro Occidental where they have a terminal located at Bonifacio Street. You can contact them through this Telephone number +63.02.6684151 or their Mobile Phone Numbers +63.921.568.6449 and +63.999.361.6860. Buses via Abra de Ilog leaves at 6:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 11:00 pm. While buses via Calapan City leaves at 3:30 am and 2:00 pm.

Fares and Destinations via Calapan City, Mindoro Oriental

Manila to San Jose -- 950 pesos San Jose to Manila -- 950 pesos Bulalacao -- 650 pesos Turbina -- 800 pesos Mansalay -- 600 pesos Sto Tomas -- 775 pesos Roxas -- 570 pesos Balagtas -- 730 pesos Bongabong -- 540 pesos Batangas City -- 700 Bansud -- 518 pesos Calapan -- 550 pesos Gloria -- 500 pesos Naujan -- 520 pesos Pinamalayan -- 490 pesos Victoria -- 500 pesos Socorro -- 476 pesos Socorro -- 480 pesos Victoria -- 440 pesos Pinamalayan -- 450 pesos Naujan -- 420 pesos Gloria -- 440 pesos Calapan -- 391 pesos Bansud -- 420 pesos Batangas City -- 175 pesos Bongabong -- 400 pesos Roxas -- 350 pesos Mansalay -- 300 pesos Bulalacao -- 250 pesos

Fares and Destinations via Abra de Ilog, Mindoro Occidental

Manila to San Jose -- 950 pesos San Jose to Manila -- 950 pesos

                Rizal           -- 900  pesos        Turbina --850 pesos
                Calintaan   -- 850  pesos        Sto. Tomas -- 800 pesos 
                Sablayan   --  800 pesos        Balagtas -- 650 pesos
             Sta. Cruz     -- 750 pesos           Batangas City -- 650              
                Mamburao  -- 700 pesos        Abra de Ilog-- 350 pesos
               Abra de Ilog-- 650 pesos        Mamburao -- 280 pesos
               Batangas City -- 175 pesos    Sta. Cruz    -- 250 pesos
               Sablayan   --  140 pesos
               Calintaan  --   60 pesos
              Rizal          --   35 pesos