Needed suggestion; C5 or EDSA

**Ponkan** · July 9th, 2012 12:08 PM

mga sir/madam, ask ko lang po ano maganda route coming from NLEX going to SCTEX, mga around 10am-12nn siguro makarating ng manila, iwas lang sana kami sa traffic kasi laguna pa puntahan namin..tnx po

**crazy_boy** · July 9th, 2012 12:13 PM

NLEX to SCTEX? or SLEX?

pag SLEX, pwede EDSA all the way na. or if you have internet access, check mo yung interkasyon website for traffic.
Interaksyon | TV5-MMDA Traffic Monitoring System

**ZENMasterTYL** · July 9th, 2012 12:18 PM

ingat lang bro sa pag daan sa c5, may nagpapain ng pako sa may bago mag pasig river

**vinj** · July 9th, 2012 12:22 PM

EDSA is generally okay between 10am to 12nn on a weekday. I'd take EDSA if i'm going straight to SLEX from NLEX.

**JohnM** · July 9th, 2012 12:23 PM

I would suggest EDSA because the southbound lane is usually fast moving around that time. C5 usually clogs up at Bagong Ilog pero after that fast moving na rin. Going to C5 from NLEX also means patintero at the QC circle and the usual crawl on Katipunan.

Option 1: EDSA all the way.
Option 2: EDSA then Ortigas flyover to C5.

**yebo** · July 9th, 2012 12:23 PM

labas kayo ng mindanao "smart link" exit (ang "smart link" ay after valenzuela exit ng nlex. iwas kana sa traffic sa balintawak)
continue to mindanao avenue, underpass at quirino avenue (stay on the left side after turning right from nlex to mindanao) all the way to north avenue then edsa. wala naman traffic yang times na yan na 10am to 12nn. magka-traffic man jan sa cubao lang, basta stay on the left side para iwas sa mga bus. pati sa buendia and ayala left side lang lagi para di ka na ma-hinto sa traffic lights.

ang C5 mahaba, saka daming bottlenecks pag nakulong ka sa isa wala na late ka na.

**Ponkan** · July 9th, 2012 12:28 PM

sorry slex po

**CVT** · July 9th, 2012 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by ZENMasterTYL

ingat lang bro sa pag daan sa c5, may nagpapain ng pako sa may bago mag pasig river

Saang banda ito going south bro?

Di ba't flyover ang daraanan mo before crossing the bridge over Pasig River?

May nanghahagis ba ng pako rito?....

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**basti08** · July 9th, 2012 12:36 PM

Kung ako NLEX-Mindanao Exit-u-turn to Road1-Visayas-Circle-Philcoa-UP C.P Garcia-Katipunan-C5-SLEX ako kung maaga ka aalis. pero sa oras mo. mag balintawak EDSA all the way ka na lang. wala nang truck ban sa oras na sinabi mo kaya mas traffic c5.

**niky** · July 9th, 2012 12:55 PM

Haven't heard of "pako" incidents for a looooooong time. C5 is no longer the backwater, deserted road it once was. There are mid-level housing developments on the other side where the squatter colonies used to be, and the southbound portion is full of cars and relatively safe. As long as you're not driving at 3 am, C5 is perfectly safe.

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Favorite route is Andres-Bonifacio-Forbes-Nagtahan-Quirino... even better, gets you out on Sergio Osmena before the end of the Skyway... but EDSA may just be less traffic at that time of the day.