Driving to and from Work

Driving to and from Makati has me experimenting new routes. I am always on the quest to discover new faster and better route than to bear more than an hour traffic in EDSA- with all the red lights looking back at you, it;s hard not to go insane and start ramming cars left and right from frustration.


Aside from routes, there are actually days when there's minimal traffic and it's better to bring a car than suffer from unscrupulous cab drivers.


I go to work from Monday to Friday hence the rush hour really applies to me especially when my road trip takes me from North to South on a daily basis.


Here goes: 


FROM QC TO MAKATI: 
Route 1: (Araneta Ave - V Mapa - Zamora - Zapote - Ayala Extension)
BEST ROUTE 1 HOUR from Banawe to Ayala corner Paseo
Take Araneta Avenue (quite a long stretch depending on where you're from) and turn right to Aurora Blvd.
Straight and turn left at the first corner (V. Mapa) 
Turn right at the dead end this will lead you to a string on motels left and right but just keep on going straight to the curvy road
From the string of motels, you have 2 options: opt1: take a left turn in 1 motel and pay Php1 to pass their shortcut or take a U-turn further ahead
Once your on the other side of the motel chains, take a right turn to Zamora Bridge (or sometimes called the Pandacan bridge by the cab drivers) the bridge is quite long but once you see the big intersection, turn left.
on your left you will see San Miguel Corp
Go straight, (you will pass by one stop light) along the curved road until you reach a dead end (one way) 
From the dead end, turn left then turn left again at the second corner. Then go straight until you see a small street called Kamagong, turn right. the straight until another dead end, turn right, on your left you will see Total Gas
Turn left the next corner then left again (essentially a u-turn of sorts) this will lead you to Ayala Extension


Route 2: (Araneta Ave - Greenhills - Mandaluyong - left at Nueve de Pebrero, Maysilo, Francisco, Mandaluyong Makati Bridge - Makati Ave
* traffic especially during school season


FROM MAKATI to QC:
Option 1: EDSA
RUNNING TIME: Depends on traffic (30mins to 2 hours)
Best time to pass: Monday to Thursday 10PM onwards (9PM = moderate traffic)
DON'T even think about using EDSA during Friday night - it is traffic even past midnight (especially on a payday weekend - que horror)


Option 2: Makati - Rockwell - Mandaluyong - Nuebe De Pebrero - Greenhills - Aurora Blvd to Araneta
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr and a half


Option 3: Makati - Rockwell - Mandaluyong - Nuebe De Pebrero - V Mapa to Araneta 
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr and 20 mins


Option 4: Makati - Ayala Extension - South Super - Quirino - Zamora Bridge - V Mapa to Araneta 

RUNNING TIME: 1 hour ( depending on Araneta cor Quezon Ave traffic)


BEST DAYS to DRIVE:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday


WORST DAYS TO DRIVE: (Worst days to commute too)
Monday and Friday