Partas


Partas Transportation Co., Inc. is a bus transportation company in the Philippines. It operates a 24/7 service for passengers and freight between Metro Manila and northwest Luzon, with services also running to the Cordilleras in Baguio, Bangued, Abra, and also running to the south including Occidental Mindoro and Bicol Region in Naga City.
Aside from transporting passengers by bus, Partas offers chartered service for tour groups.

Etymology

The name "Partas" was derived from the term "Satrap", an ancient Persian language word for "governor", spelled in reverse or palindrome,. "Satrap" also refers to the name of the construction business owned and managed by Partas' owner/operator. Partas also sounds like "pardas," an Ilocano term for "being fast" or "speed."

History

Partas was founded on July 25, 1989 and started its operations in 1991, a time when Philippine Rabbit and rival Farinas Transit ruled the Ilocos routes; and with millionaire Santiago Rondaris' Times Transit shut down for good due to labor disputes which later became Dominion Bus Lines; and St. Joseph was sidelined by hard times. Partas Bus lines, as a company, was incorporated by Luis Chavit Singson and Rolito Go at Laoag. Even as a new player in the industry back then, Partas has attracted the riding public with its state-of-the-art buses powered by Nissan Diesel and MAN engines; with the distinctive blue and white livery, and the Road Runner character from Looney Tunes, their standard emblem, adorning the front and sides of their buses.
Partas is one of two bus companies in the Ilocos Region to have ever fielded a double-decker bus.
The principal provincial terminals are at Laoag, Vigan, Candon, Bangued, Baguio, San Fernando, La Union, and, starting in 2014, a sub-station in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.
In Metro Manila, the main hub is at Cubao, Quezon City, which deploys trips to majority of its provincial destinations, except for Baguio City.
Trips to and from the majority of its provincial destinations, except for Baguio City, are available via their terminal in Pasay City. One of the latest routes added to Pasay terminal is Pasay to Pagudpud
The latest terminal within Metro Manila was opened in Sampaloc district of Manila City. This terminal principally caters to goods traders in Binondo and Divisoria district of Manila, and students in Manila's University Belt who hail from Laoag City, Bangued, and Pagudpud.
Partas also has inter-provincial trips, running between Baguio City, Vigan City, Laoag City, Bangued, Abra and San Fernando City, La Union

Fleet

Partas operates around 300 buses. These buses are an assortment—from locally made ones to imports. The locals are built by Del Monte Motor Works using chassis and engine from MAN and Hino; while the imported ones are Golden Dragon and Zhongtong buses from China
The list includes:
Former:
The company's official logo is Road Runner which is displayed on their buses.

Fare classes

Partas has employed various fare classes, which are sequenced below from the least to the most priced, yet all are air conditioned.
They also operate express buses, with only one stopover.

Fleet Numbering

The bus number are 4 or 5 digits and the number 8 are placed on the first and last digit.

Destinations

Metro Manila