San Juan (Metro Manila)

San Juan is a small city in Metro Manila, surrounded by Manila, Mandaluyong and Quezon City.

Understand
It used to be a large municipality, this little city is sandwiched between the cities of Mandaluyong, Manila and Quezon City. It has a population of about 120,000 as of 2015, and a total land area of.

San Juan is a young city, only chartered in 2007. It used to be the town of San Juan del Monte, after its patron John the Baptist, and for its hilly terrain, and is the site of one major battle of the Philippine Revolution, the Battle of San Juan del Monte (more known locally as the Battle of Pinaglabanan).

By bus
The city proper is served by the Quiapo–Angono city bus route between Park N' Ride in Manila and SM City Taytay. The route plies San Juan's main roads, N. Domingo Street and Ortigas Avenue.

If coming from southern Metro Manila, take a bus plying EDSA and get down at the interchange with Ortigas, near EDSA Shrine and Robinsons Galleria. There, you can transfer to a bus or jeepney towards the city proper.

Get around
The city is small enough to be explored by cycling, and neighborhood districts are walkable. It is also possible to get around by tricycle or jeepney.

Jeepneys serve Little Baguio from Greenhills and Agora Market (via Romualdez in Mandaluyong).

See




San Juan Historical Bike Trail
The city promotes a cycling itinerary it calls as "historical bike trail", to showcase some of the city's cultural heritage sites.