Booking website
NextBus PH
Multi-liner bus schedule & booking aggregator platform for nationwide Philippine bus routes. Allows passengers to compare rates, view schedules, and book across 50+ operators.
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Bus booking websites that sell seats around the clock.
KodebyKarl has built booking and ticketing websites for more than ten Philippine bus companies, and the NextBus PH aggregator that brings many of them into one search. If you run a transport business and want passengers to reserve and pay online, this is work that has been done, and is live, many times over.
In short
A bus booking system lets passengers search routes and schedules, pick a seat, pay online and receive a confirmation, without calling a terminal. For the operator it replaces phone bookings and manual seat lists with a live, accurate view of every trip.
What you get.
Routes, schedules and terminals
Multi-terminal schedules and trip listings that passengers can search by origin, destination and date.
Live seat availability
Seat reservation with availability that updates as seats are booked, so a booked seat is not offered to the next passenger.
Online payment
Payment gateways wired into checkout, tested with real transactions before launch.
Built for phones
Most passengers book on a phone, often on a weak signal, so the booking flow is designed mobile-first and kept light.
Fast under load
Database, caching and page speed tuned so the site stays quick when many people book at once, for example before a holiday.
Content you can edit
WordPress admin for routes, announcements and pages, so your own team can update the site without a developer.
Proven on real bus companies
Karl built and launched booking websites for ALPS The Bus, Cherry Bus Palawan, Ohayami Trans, Elavil Tours, Raymond Transportation, Candon Bus, DLTB Co., Bragais Liner and Isarog Bus, along with the NextBus PH platform. They run on custom WordPress and WooCommerce with PHP booking modules written for each operator.
These are working booking portals that passengers use to reserve seats, not brochure sites. The routes differ, from Cubao to Bicol, Batangas, Palawan and the Banaue rice terraces, and each site was built around its operator.
NextBus PH: many operators, one search
NextBus PH is a booking aggregator that gives passengers one search across provincial bus operators, with live seat availability and online payment, covering more than fifty operators. It shows the same approach at the scale of a whole market.
What a booking site project involves
We map the routes, schedules and fare rules first, then design the booking flow, then connect the seat inventory and the payment gateway, and test with real bookings before launch. Deployment, a walkthrough of the admin and written notes are included, so your staff can run it.
A custom business website is typically a three to four week project, and a booking system with seat inventory and payments takes longer, depending on the routes and rules. You get a fixed quote and a timeline after a short discovery call.
Work behind this.
Booking website
DLTB Co.
Official web portal for DLTB Co., one of the largest provincial bus operators in the Philippines. Features online seat reservations, route lookup, and terminal schedules.
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Booking website
ALPS The Bus
Official online bus booking & ticketing portal for ALPS Executive Coach. Serves high-frequency passenger routes across Luzon including Cubao, Batangas, Bicol, Laguna, and Quezon.
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Booking website
Cherry Bus Palawan
Palawan inter-city bus booking website for Cherry Bus. Enables tourists and locals to view schedules, select seats, and book tickets between Puerto Princesa, El Nido, and Roxas.
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Booking website
Ohayami Trans
Tourist & passenger transport booking website for Ohayami Trans, servicing Northern Luzon, Banaue Rice Terraces, and Ifugao routes with online ticket reservations.
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Booking website
Isarog Bus
Executive sleeper & express bus booking website for Bicol Isarog. Features lazyboy seat selection, sleeper cabin booking, real-time trip status, and online payment processing.
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Questions people ask.
- Can passengers pay online on the website?
- Yes. Payment gateways are connected to the booking checkout and tested with real transactions before the site goes live.
- Does the site show live seat availability?
- Yes. Seat reservation uses live availability, so a seat that has been booked is no longer offered to the next passenger.
- Which technology are the bus booking sites built on?
- WordPress and WooCommerce with custom PHP booking modules and a MySQL database, tuned for speed. When a project needs more custom logic, a purpose-built system is used instead.
- Can my staff manage routes and schedules themselves?
- Yes. The WordPress admin lets your team edit routes, announcements and pages, and a walkthrough is part of the handover.
- How long does a booking website take to build?
- A custom business website is typically three to four weeks. A booking system with seat inventory and payments takes longer, and the quote gives you a specific timeline.
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