Walking Directions To Ortigas Buildings From MRT Shaw Station

This article shows you the walking directions from MRT Shaw Station to the important institutions and buildings located to the south-west part of Ortigas Center. Below are the names of these significant places. Check if your destination is listed here, then read the directions that start at the train station. If your building destination is not listed here, visit other chapters of how to get to the buildings in Ortigas Center, click HERE.

Citiland Shaw Tower Crossing Department Stores EDSA Shangri-La Hotel Lourdes School of Mandaluyong Medical Plaza Medico One San Miguel Avenue

Richmonde Hotel San Miguel Properties Centre Shangri-La Plaza Mall SM Mega Mall Building B St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church The Alegro @ Sonata The St. Francis Shangri-La Place

Here's how to get to any of these buildings from MRT Shaw Station:

MRT Shaw Station is big. If you get out via wrong exit, you'll get to the wrong side. And it's long before you get to right directions because you need to wait for pedestrian green signals, it's a long wait because this is a crossing of two busy main thoroughfares. So, if you want to get to your destination real quick, follow this: If you get off the train from Taft Station, use the escalator located towards the front of the train. If the train you're riding comes from North Station, the escalator to take is the one near to the rear of the train. From the turnstiles (exit machines), go right. That's the side going to Ortigas Center south-west area.

Shaw Station is connected to Shangri-La Plaza Mall, just go straight and enter the mall at the end of the walkway. Crossing Department Store is inside Shangri-La Plaza. Just go down to the lobby, take the hallway that goes south east and walk past National Bookstore. Crossing Department Store is to the other end of the mall.

Going to SM Mega Mall Building B, where Cyberzone is situated at fourth level, take the stairs to the left of MRT walkway. In the ground, just walk and cross Internal Avenue (you'll see the road sign) until you get to the open parking space that leads to the entrance of SM Mega Mall B.

From the foot of the stairs, go right at the corner of Shangri-La Plaza building. Walk along the edge of the mall past main entrance until you see the signage of EDSA Shangri-La Hotel to the left of Internal Avenue. Use the pedestrian lane to get to the side entrance of the hotel down the slope. The St. Francis Shangri-La Place also known as The St. Francis Shangri-La Towers 1 & 2 is situated next to Shangri-La Plaza Mall along Internal Avenue. Just walk past the sign of EDSA Shangri-La Hotel and towards the end of Internal Avenue until you get to the tall twin tower skyscraper which is exactly situated at the corner of Internal Avenue and Saint Francis Street. That's St. Francis Shangrila-la Place.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church is just across St. Francis Street opposite the corner of Internal Avenue. Now, if you go right from Internal Avenue corner St. Francis Street, you get to Shaw Boulevard where Citiland Shaw Tower stands next to St. Francis Shangri-La Place. The entrance of Lourdes School of Mandaluyohg is just across St. Francis Shangri-La Place.

If you go left on St. Francis Street from Internal Avenue, you'll see San Miguel Properties Centre building from the distance, situated to the right of St. Francis Street. To go there, you need to cross St. Francis Street first from the corner of Internal Avenue. Walk along St. Francis, cross Lourdes Drive, to get to the building. The Alegro is situated right at the corner of Lourdes Drive and St. Francis Street, just before the San Miguel Porperties Centre building. Richmonde Hotel is situated to the other end of Lourdes Drive. Just walk along Lourdes Drive up to San Miguel Avenue. Richmonde Hotel is across San Miguel Avenue, to the other corner. Medico is opposite Richmonde Hotel to the left cornner. And Medical Plaza is next to Medico along San Miguel Avenue.

If you're going to One San Miguel Avenue building which is situated at the corner of Shaw Boulevard and San Miguel Avenue, follow this: From the turnstile, walk towards the entrance of Shangri-La Plaza Mall. Before you get to the mall entrance there's stairs to the right of the walkway that leads to the ground where EDSA and Shaw Boulevard intersects. Take that stairs to get to the corner, go left on Shaw Boulevard, walk past Shangri-la Plaza, cross St. Francis Street until you get to San Miguel Avenue where this skyscraper stands. It's only 8 to 12-minute walk and the distance between EDSA and San Miguel Avenue is approximately 492 meters. If it's way too far for you to walk, then read the article that explains how to commute to the buildings located along San Miguel Avenue from MRT Shaw Station. Click HERE.


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If you're looking for a direction to a building inside Ortigas Center CBD, go to the following chapters of this topics:
Commute To Ortigas Center Buildings From MRT Shaw Station - click HERE
How To Commute From EDSA To Buildings Inside Ortigas Center - click HERE
Walking Directions From MRT Station To Ortigas Center Buildings - click HERE

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Commute To Ortigas Center Buildings From MRT Shaw Station

If you're going to a building located inside Ortigas Center and you don't know how to get to its exact location, just continue reading and this simple guide will show you the fastest way to get to that building. But first, please check if the building you're heading to is in our list below. Then, patiently read the entire article. The direction to these buildings is written based in the order of their locations along the route. The nearer gets the first direction. The farthest building is mentioned towards the end of the whole direction. If your building destination is not listed below, go to How To Commute From EDSA To Buildings Inside Ortigas Center and Walking Directions From MRT Station To Ortigas Center Buildings. The building you're looking for might be situated in the north part of Ortigas Center.

In this article, the third chapter of our series on how to commute to the buildings inside Ortigas Center CBD, you will know how to get to the buildings located to the south of Ortigas Center. The posts How To Commute From EDSA To Buildings Inside Ortigas Center and Walking Directions From MRT Station To Ortigas Center Buildings explain best routes to get to the buildings located to the northern side of Ortigas Center, which are all to the north of Dona Julia Vargas Avenue, the main road that runs through the middle of Ortigas Center from east to west. When you look at the map, you will notice that Dona Julia Vargas Avenue divides Ortigas Center into two parts - north and south.

Here is the list of the buildings situated to the south of Dona Julia Vargas Avenue:

AMA Pasig Campus Amberland Plaza Antel Global Corporate Center Banker's Center Building Belvedere Tower Benpres Building and Lopez Museum Development Academy of the Philippines or DAP Gabriel III Greenrich Mansion Hanston Square Integrated Bar of the Philippines Jollibee Center Linden Suites Manila Luxury Medical Plaza Building Medico Octagon Center

OMM Citra Building One Corporate Center One San Miguel Building Oriental Assurance Corporation or OAC Pacific Center Pacific Place PCRDF Building Pearl Plaza Residencia 8888 Richmonde Hotel San Miguel Corporation Complex Tektite - Philippine Stock Exchange The Crescent The Exchange Regency The Pearl Tycoon Building University of Asia and the Pacific

The main road that enters Ortigas Center from south is San Miguel Avenue. It begins in Shaw Boulevard, the main arterial road that bordered Ortigas Center to the south. MRT Shaw Station is situated at the intersection of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard. The distance between Shaw Station and San Miguel Avenue is approximately 500 meters or half a kilometer.

The sign of jeepneys that serve commuters going to the buildings located in the southern part of Ortigas Center is "Ugong Tektite". The jeepney is filled up with passengers in its terminal in Mayflower FX and Jeepney Terminal, which is located at Greenfield District, the new development opposite Ortigas Center to the other side of Shaw Boulevard. But if the building of your destination is situated along San Miguel Avenue but nearer to Shaw intersection, there's no need to ride the jeep from Mayflower Terminal. That's because Mayflower Terminal is approximately 450-meter walk from Shaw Station. And you can ride a jeepney right below the MRT-3 Shaw Station, alight at San Miguel Avenue and walk across Shaw Boulevard to get to your destination building. The sign of jeepney that you must ride along Shaw Boulevard near corner EDSA, just a few meters from Shaw Station is "Pasig Palengke". It will pass by San Miguel Avenue. Pay minimum fare. Use the pedestrian overpass to get to San Miguel Avenue.

First building situated right at the corner of Shaw Boulevard and San Miguel Avenue is One San Miguel Avenue, a skyscraper with 54 floors and stands 203 meters. It's just across Shaw Boulevard. Next to it is AMA Pasig Campus, followed by Development Academy of the Philippines or DAP. These buildings followed, respectively: Jollibee Center, Hanston Square, Belvedere Tower, and Richmonde Hotel. Buildings beyond Richmonde Hotel are relatively far. So, we go there by jeepney from Mayflower Terminal.

To get to the Mayflower Terminal, you must exit MRT Shaw Station at the north exit which goes to the lane of EDSA where buses that pass through are bound for Monumento, Cubao, Fairview, Novaliches, Malanday and Bulacan.

Now there are two sides of north exit - Shangri-La Plaza and EDSA Central. You must head out to EDSA Central. Here's what you do after getting off the train at Shaw Station. If you get off the train that comes from Taft Station, go towards the rear of the train. If you get off the train that comes from North Station, go towards the front of the train.

Use the escalator to exit, go left from the turnstile, then go right after you get out of the ticket booth area, and follow the walkway that links MRT and EDSA Central Mall until you get to glass doors with "Greenfield District" signs on both sides. That's EDSA Central Mall. Pass through EDSA Central Mall, exit at the back, then go to the back of the public market next to an open space covered with green grass. Mayflower Jeepney and FX Terminal is right there at the corner of Mayflower and United streets.

Look for a jeepney with "Ugong Tektite" sign. It usually occupies the first jeepney slot so you get to see it quickly. The sign in front should read "Ugong Tektite". If the sign only read "Ugong", confirm to the driver if it will pass by Tektite. Pay minimum fare.

From Mayflower Terminal, the jeep goes left on Mayflower Street, then it turns left on Reliance Street and turns left again on Sheridan Street. It passes by TV5 five-hectare Broadcast Complex which is bordered by Pioneer, Reliance, Williams and Sheridan streets.

The jeepney then cross Shaw Boulevard to traverse San Miguel Avenue. From the corner of Shaw Boulevard to the corner of Lourdes Street, the jeepney passes by One San Miguel Building, AMA Pasig Campus, DAP or Development Academy of the Philippines, Jollibee Center, Hanston Square, Belvedere and Richmonde Hotel, in that order.

Get off the jeepney at the corner of San Miguel Avenue and Lourdes Street if you're going to any of these buildings: Greenrich Mansion, Medico, Manila Luxury, Pearl Plaza, Residencia 8888, The Pearl, University of Asia and the Pacific, PCRDF Building and San Miguel Corporation Head Office. Lourdes Street is the first intersection of San Miguel Avenue from Shaw Boulevard with traffic lights.

San Miguel Corporation is situated to the left of San Miguel Avenue. You can also walk from MRT Shaw Station to San Miguel Corporation Entrance located at the back of SM Mega Mall. Watch for separate post coming soon. Medico is situated opposite Richmonde Hotel to the left corner of Lourdes Street. Next to Medico along Lourdes Street is The Pearl. Next building to Richmonde Hotel along Lourdes Street is Greenrich Mansion. Both The Pearl and Greenrich Mansion is situated at both corner of Lourdes Street and Pearl Drive. Go right on Pearl Drive if you're going to Manila Luxury which is next to Greenrich Mansion along Pearl Drive. Go left on Pearl Drive if you're going to Pearl Plaza which is next to The Pearl along Pearl Drive. Next to Pearl Plaza is Residencia 8888. University of Asia and the Pacific is located to the right of Pearl Drive opposite Residencia 8888. PCRDF Building or Philippine Coconut Research and Development Foundation, Inc. is situated to the right of Pearl Drive just opposite the corner of Lourdes Street and Pearl Drive.

The jeepney continues along San Miguel Avenue from the corner of Lourdes to the next corner of Exchange Road. Along San Miguel Avenue, the building next to Medico is Medical Plaza Building, followed by OAC or Oriental Assurance Corporation. Next to OAC is The Crescent, followed by Pacific Center, and next to it is Gabriel III. Next to Gabriel III is Linden Suites, followed by OMM Citra Building. Last building in the row is Octagon Center where a big sign of Teleperformance is attached to it.

A parking area is situated next to Octagon, next to it Exchange Road. The jeepney turns right onto Exhange Road to get to Tektite Towers. Get off the jeepney before it turns right onto Exchange Road if you're going to either Banker's Center Building or Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Walk along San Miguel Avenue northward and towards main intersection of Dona Julia Vargas Avenue. Banker's Center is situated at the south corner of San Miguel Avenue and Dona Julia Vargas Avenue. Integrated Bar of the Philippines is next to it along Julia Vargas Avenue's south side.

Tektite Towers, home of Philippine Stock Exchange is situated to the right of Exchange Road. It's a twin towers corporate office that also bordered by Pearl Drive to the west. You must get off the jeepney at the corner of Pearl Drive and Exchange Road if you're going to either Pacific Place or Tycoon Building. Pacific Place is to the right of Pearl Drive, exactly located at the corner of Pearl Drive and Amethyst Street, the first street from Exchange Road. Tycoon Building is next to Pacific Place along Pearl Drive. Get off the jeep at the unloading area near the front of Tektite Towers if it's your destination.

Exchange Road ends in Meralco Avenue. The jeepney turns right onto Meralco Avenue. If your destination is Benpres Building or Lopez Museum which are situated next to Tektite Towers along Exchange Road, then get off the jeepney before it gets to Meralco Avenue.

The tall buildings that you see opposite Benpres to the left of Exchange Road are: The Exchange Regency, situated at the corner of Exchange Road and Meralco Avenue; One Corporate Centre, next to The Exchange Regency along Meralco Avenue and situated at the corner of south corner of Dona Julia Vargas and Meralco Avenue; and Antel Global Corporate Center, next to One Corporate Centre along Julia Vargas south side. Amberland Plaza is a small building along south side of Julia Vargas across parking area in front of Tektite Towers. You can walk to any of these buildings from drop off in front of Tektite or Benpres Building.

How to get back to MRT Shaw Station?

Go to Meralco Avenue. Walk past Exchange Road towards the direction of all vehicles passing through Meralco Avenue's south lane. All jeepneys that go back to Mayflower Terminal pass through Meralco Avenue-Julia Vargas flyover. So, you must wait for a jeepney at the loading area after the ramp of the flyover. The jeepney sign is "EDSA Crossing". Note: You can ride jeepney that goes directly to MRT Shaw. The sign of these jeepneys is "EDSA Parklea" or EDSA Crossing Ilalim".

Commute Map from MRT Shaw Station to the buildings in the southern part of Ortigas Center


Ortigas Center's Northern & Southern Parts


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How To Commute From EDSA To Buildings Inside Ortigas Center

The sign in front of jeepneys that ply the route from the corner of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue to different buildings inside Ortigas Center CBD is 'Robinson's Galleria-Ortigas Complex'. The exact location where you can ride this jeep is in front of Galleria Corporate Center, the tall building connected to Robinson's Galleria Mall. Wait for a jeep to pass by at the corner of Galleria Corporate Center. This jeepney passes through the one way service road around Robinson's Galleria Mall from Ortigas Complex to its Terminal along Ortigas Avenue. The terminal is a long walk so commuters ride at Galleria Corporate Center and then they transfer to another jeepney at the terminal in going to Ortigas Center Complex.

From top-right clockwise: Orient Square, Wynsum Corporate Plaza, Discovery Suites, and JMT Corporate Condominium stand next to each other in this photo of Ortigas Center. Jeepneys with "Robinson's Galleria Ortigas Center Complex" sign passes through their location.

'Robinson's Galleria-Ortigas Complex' jeepney route is a loop within Ortigas Center CBD that serves passengers from EDSA-Ortigas bus loading and unloading zone. So if you're traveling by bus in EDSA from either north (e.g. Monumento, Cubao, Fairview, Novaliches, Malanday, Valenzuela) or south (e.g. Baclaran, NAIA 1-2-3, Pasay, Alabang, Sucat, Bicutan, Pacita, Muntinlupa, Magallanes, Makati) of Metro Manila, all you need to do is get off the bus at Robinson's Galleria (just make sure you're riding a bus with "Ortigas Ilalim" sign and not "Ortigas Ibabaw") , ride this jeep, transfer to another jeep at the terminal and get off at the area in Ortigas Center Complex near to the building of your destination. Riding a jeep from Galleria Corporate Center in EDSA to its terminal is FREE. Just get off the jeep and get in another jeep located to the front of the terminal. Minimum fare applies.

This post is a second part of series of articles on how to get to buildings located inside Ortigas Center CBD. Our first post entitled Walking Directions From MRT Station To Ortigas Center Buildings shares to you fastest way to reach some buildings from MRT-3 Ortigas Station. You can also read the third part of this series which explains how to commute to the buildings located to the southern side of Ortigas Center from MRT Shaw, click HERE. Meanwhile, the fourth chapter will give you walking directions from MRT Shaw to some important institutions nearer to the train station, i.e. San Properties Centre, EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, St. Francis Twin Towers, St. Francis of Assisi Church, etc., click HERE.

Ortigas Station is a long walk from jeepney route going to Ortigas Complex. I presume the time it takes to walk from MRT Ortigas Station to loading area of the jeepney plus the waiting time while the jeepney is being filled up is longer than the time it takes to walk from MRT-3 Ortigas Station to some of the buildings in Ortigas Center Complex. To find out the buildings that are walking distance from MRT-3 Ortigas Station, go to Walking Directions From MRT Station To Ortigas Center Buildings or click here.

Now, if you're riding a bus and you get off at Ortigas Avenue, riding a jeepney in going to the location of a building inside Ortigas Center CBD is not quixotic. This is also true if you're riding a bus or jeepney or even taxi from Quiapo, Greenhills, San Juan, SM City Santa Mesa, Legarda, Gilmore, Ronac Arts Center, Ever Gotesco Ortigas, Libis, Antipolo, Taytay, etc. All you need to do is alight at unloading area along Ortigas Avenue in Robinson's Galleria, then ride the jeep at its terminal nearby.

Even so, there's no need to ride a jeep if you're going to any building located outside the opposite end of Robinsons Galleria such as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Robinson's Equitable Tower, Mega Plaza, AIC Burgundy, AIC Grande Tower, Corinthian Executive Regency, AIC Gold Tower, Greenhills Christian Fellowship and East of Galleria. These buidlings are just short walk away from the second main entrance of Robinson's Galleria located at the opposite end of the mall which is in ADB Avenue. Just enter the mall at EDSA main entrance, walk towards the opposite end of the mall, exit the mall at ADB main entrance and go towards the building of your destination.

Here's the route and direction of 'Robinson's Galleria-Ortigas Complex' jeepney from its terminal to different areas in Ortigas Center Complex where you can get off to go to your building destination.

To make it easier for you to determine when and where to get off the jeep, the buildings are listed in order of their locations along the route of 'Robinson's Galleria-Ortigas Complex' jeepney. Not all buildings have their photos taken.

From the terminal, the jeep enters Ortigas Center Complex by turning right onto F. Ortigas Jr Road formerly known as Emerald Avenue. It will cross Sapphire Road where Ortigas Building and AIC Gold Tower is located. These buildings are walking distance from Robinson's Galleria. The jeep will turn left on Garnet Road. Grand Emerald Tower is at the corner of Garnet and F Ortigas Jr formerly Emerald Avenue. Next building to Grand Emerald Tower, along F. Ortigas Jr Road is Jollibee Plaza, followed by Padilla Building. Along Garnet Road to the right, first stop is back entrance of PLDT. Followed by back entrances of Strata 2000 and Ortigas Center Post Office, respectively. Garnet Road is the back door of most buildings along F. Ortigas Jr Road formerly known as Emerald Avenue. If you're going to the main entrances of the buildings located along F. Ortigas Jr Road formerly Emerald Avenue, get off the jeep at the corner of Garnet Road and F. Ortigas Jr Road and walk your way to those buildings. To the left of Garnet Road opposite Ortigas Center Post Office is Onyx Road, a T intersection. Get off at Onyx Road to go to Unionbank Plaza, Parc Chateau Condominium - corner of Garnet and Onyx, Horizon Codominium - along Sapphire and Onyx Road, Suntree Tower - next to Horizon Condominium, and the back of Millenium Place - next to Suntree. After the jeep stops at Onyx Road, it continues on Garnet Road up to the corner of Garnet and Julia Vargas Avenue. To the right of Garnet Road from Ortigas Center Post Office located respectively are: back entrances of Emerald Mansion, Raffles Corporate Center, Prestige building and Taipan Place. The jeep stops at the corner of Garnet Road and Julia Vargas Avenue, opposite Centerpoint Building. It stands there for a while to wait for passengers leaving Ortigas Complex. If you're going to One Corporate Center or Antel Global Corporate Center, get off at Centerpoint Building, corner of Julia Vargas Avenue and Garnet Road. The two buildings stand to your left if you're facing Julia Vargas. One Corporate Center is situated at the corner of Meralco Avenue and Julia Vargas Avenue. Next to it is the Antel Global. Just walk your way to Caltex, then walk across Julia Vargas. From Garnet Road the jeep will turn right onto Julia Vargas. It will pass by T-intersection to the right. This intersection is F. Ortigas Jr Road formerly Emerald Avenue where the main entrances of the buildings and different coffee shops, fast food chains, food court and convenient stores are located. Among them are Jollibee, KFC, Greenwhich, Chowking, Starbucks, Figaro, Lasapin Food Court (also accessible through back door along Garnet Road), 7-11, etc. There's pedestrian overpass at Julia Vargas and F. Ortigas Jr Road. If you're going to Tektite Towers or Octagon Building where Teleperformance and Sony Philippines are located, get off at T-intersection of Julia Vargas and F. Ortigas Jr Road. Use the footbridge and get across Julia Vargas Avenue. Located at the foot of the overpass, opposite of F. Ortigas Jr Road alaong Julia Vargas is Amberland Plaza. Next to it is Parc Royale Condomium, followed by Nobleland Ventures. Use the walkway located to the right of Amberland Plaza to get to Tektite Towers, located at the back of Amberland Plaza and Parc Royale. You need to pass through another walkway at the middle of a large parking lot behind Parc Royale to get to Exchange Road where Tektite Towers are located. Octagon Building can also be reached by using this direction. Just walk towards the building. After F. Ortigas Jr Road, the jeep will turn right onto Ruby Road where El Pueblo is located to the left corner. El Pueblo is a commercial area where fast food chains, cafes, restaurants and bars are located. There's a McDonald's here. Along Ruby Road, to the right, are back entrances of buildings located along west side of F. Ortigas Jr Road formerly known as Emereal Avenue. First building is Agustin 1, followed by The Orient Square, then Emerald Building. Fourth is Wynsum Corporate Plaza. Next is Hanston Building. Followed by Strata 100. To the left of Ruby Road, next to El Pueblo is a T-intersection which bends to the right. This street is called Topaz Road where after it bends THE JMT Building is located to its left, followed by Discovery Suites, then Anson's and lastly the Malayan Plaza. Buildings along Ruby Road are nearer to the ones along Topaz Road, as what you see in our main photo from which Wynsum and Orient Square looked nearer to The JMT and Discovery Suites as if they're all situated along opposite sides of one street. From Ruby Road, the jeep will turn left on Opal Road, the next T-intersection to the left of Ruby Road. Opposite Opal, to the right of Ruby Road is the Ortigas Park where Coffeebean is also located. It is important to note, that you can get to Ortigas Park faster if you get off the jeep at the corner of F. Ortigas Road and Garnet Road, just before the jeep turn left. Walk along F. Ortigas west side until you reach Ortigas Park. In Opal Road, the jeepney will turn right onto ADB Avenue on its way to Robinson's Galleria and the Bus Bay located in front of Robinson's Galleria EDSA entrance. At the corner of Opal and ADB is Yamaha Y-Zone. And along ADB Avenue's east side is the Joy Nostalg, next to Volvo Ortigas.

Unionbank Plaza, Onyx Road cor Sapphire Jeepney Stop in front Centerpoint Bldg One Corporate Center Antel Global Tektite Towers Octagon Bldg El Pueblo From top  right: Orient Square, Wynsum, Discovery, JMT Ortigas Park Joy Nostalg

Below is the Route Map of Robinson's Galleria Ortigas Complex Jeepney that gives you clear view of how the jeepney traverses the locations of the buildings we've just discussed on this chapter.

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Route Map of Robinson's Galleria Ortigas Complex Jeepney

Walking Directions From MRT Station To Ortigas Center Buildings

Ortigas Center is home to many skyscrapers, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and night clubs. It is the second most important business district in Metro Manila, after Makati. Going to a particular spot, for example, a building in this bustling commercial center is very confusing especially if you come from a far distant part of our metropolis. Terminal of jeepneys that ply the route of main thoroughfares inside the central business district is way too far from the nearest MRT-3 Station which is Ortigas.

To solve the problem, I explored the north part of Ortigas Center to find possible walking directions from MRT-3 Ortigas Station to numerous buildings here. And I found out it's faster to reach these locations if you walk via a short road named Guadix Drive.

Here are the buildings and other important destinations you can get to from MRT-3 Ortigas Station via Guadix Drive:

AIC Burgundy Empire Tower AIC Gold Tower AIC Grande Tower Anson's Ortigas Corinthian Executive Regency Crowne Plaza Discovery Suites East Of Galleria El Pueblo Real Grand Emerald Tower Greenhills Christian Fellowship Holiday Inn

JMT Corporate Condo Jollibee Plaza Joy-Nostalg Center (home of Oakwood Premier) Mega Plaza of City & Land Ortigas Building PLDT Ortigas Center Robinson's Equitable Tower Visitor's Entrance of Asian Dev't Bank The Malayan Plaza The Podium Unionbank Plaza Yamaha Ortigas

Let's Walk!

If you're riding a train that comes from Taft Station, after you alight, turn left from turnstile (exit machine) and go down the station via stair located to the north part of the station. If you turn right from turnstile, the stair will take you to the ground going to SM Mega Mall.

If you're riding a train that comes from North Station, use the footbridge located beneath the station and go to the other side of the station which is EDSA's northbound lane. Go down the station via the only stair to the left of the footbridge.

Walk along EDSA towards north, the direction of all vehicles passing through EDSA. Turn right onto the first street after your descent from MRT-3 Ortigas Station. That street is the Guadix Drive. Walk further until you get to the other end where you will see this sign post:

The signpost tells you that you're at the corner of Guadix Drive and ADB Avenue.

We start the tour here. If you turn right onto ADB Avenue, first place you get to is the Visitors' Entrance of Asian Development Bank or ADB. Opposite ADB Headquarters is Joy-Nostalg Center, home of Oakwood Premier. Next to ADB Headquarters is a parking lot, and next to it is The Podium, an upscale shopping Mall.

To the other side of ADB Avenue, next to Joy-Nostalg is Yamaha Y Zone, located at the corner of ADB Avenue and Opal Road. Situated at the opposite corner of ADB Avenue and Opal Road is The Malayan Plaza. Next to The Malayan, along ADB Avenue, is Anson's Ortigas, followed by Discovery Suites and next to Discovery Suites is JMT Corporate Condominium. El Peublo Real follows, located at the corner of ADB Avenue and Julia Vargas, being bordered by a slip lane from Julia Vargas to ADB Avenue.

Going back to our point of origin, at the corner of Guadix Drive and ADB Avenue, to your left, you'll get to see this skyscraper. This is Robinson's Equitable Tower, located along ADB Avenue, border by slip roads to its two sides.

Walk towards the front of Robinson's Equitable Tower and you'll get to see Holiday Inn, still along ADB Avenue, next to Robinson's Equitable Tower. Holiday inn is connected to Robinson's Galleria Mall, with its entrance along ADB Avenue next to Holiday Inn, and after the main entrance of Robinson's Galleria is the Crowne Plaza Hotel, situated at the corner of ADB Avenue and Ortigas Avenue.

To the other side of ADB Avenue, opposite Robinson's Equitable Tower is Mega Plaza, situated at the corner of ADB Avenue and Garnet Road. At the opposite corner of Garnet and ADB Avenue is AIC Burgundy Empire Tower, which is also borders to the north by another street called Sapphire Road, from which Corinthian Executive Regency is located.

Walking along Garnet Road from the corner of ADB Avenue, next corner is Topaz Road, where Greenhills Christian Fellowship is located. Next to Greenhills Christian Fellowship along Topaz Road is East of Galleria.

Back to Garnet, opposite Greenhills Christian Fellowship is AIC Grande Tower. And the next street to the right is Ruby Road, where Grand Emerald Tower is located. Entering Ruby Road, you'll get to Jollibee Plaza, to the left of Ruby Road.

Aside from Garnet Road and Ruby Road, Grand Emerald Tower is also being bordered by a main street called F. Ortigas Jr Road. Situated at the other corner of Garnet and Ortigas Jr is AIC Gold Tower.

If you turn left from Garnet to the north of F. Ortigas Road, which is actually going northeast, you'll be heading to the intersection of Sapphire Road and F. Ortigas Jr. Walk across F. Ortigas Road to get to the opposite corner, the one to the left, where a McDonald is located. Next to McDonald along Sapphire Road is Ortigas Building. And further towards the opposite end of Sapphire Road, left side, another skycraper called Unionbank Plaza stands magnificently.

These are only a few of the many buildings within Ortigas Center. I considered them to be at walking distance from Ortigas Station of MRT-3 because there's no public transport system going directly to their locations from MRT. This post is only a part of series of articles on how to get to buildings located inside Ortigas CBD by means of commuting. We will cover all buildings as well as nightlife destinations as we discover what's the best way to get to their locations. You can print this article and use it as guide in going to a building listed here. Just click the "Print this article" at the bottom of this post (below Share icons). If you have any comments, just click here.

Building Map Northern Ortigas Center