Ceres Transport

Ceres Transport, Inc. is a long-haul bus operator based in Batangas City. It was established in 2009 as a subsidiary of Vallacar Transit Inc. (the flagship company of the Yanson Group, whose iconic Ceres Liner brand traces its roots back to a 1968 Bacolod jeepney service). The company operates inter-island coaches linked via RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off) ferries, connecting Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao through the Western and Strong Republic Nautical Highways.In 2022, Ceres launched its PITX–Zamboanga route, becoming only the third operator to run direct Luzon–Mindanao trips. Expanding its long-haul network, the company officially opened its highly anticipated Cubao–Butuan and Cubao–Cagayan de Oro services in September 2025. Both routes traverse the western maritime corridor, passing through Iloilo, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Dapitan, Dipolog, and Iligan. Additionally, in March 2026, Ceres Transport introduced its direct Cubao–Davao service via the same Western Nautical Highway network..

On MindaRide it runs air-conditioned coaches on the longest corridors the site carries: Cubao to Davao, to General Santos, and to Butuan, plus Davao–Dipolog. All three Luzon runs make the same three RoRo crossings — Dapitan to Dumaguete, BREDCO port in Bacolod to Dumangas, and Caticlan to Batangas — and not one of them runs daily, so on this operator the service day matters as much as the departure time.