Jeepney Manual

Requirements:

 Smartphone, or any device with GPS and internet connection

 Google Maps
 Good memory and sense of direction

Step 1: Open Google Maps (through your phone browser or your smartphone application). Also make sure
that you have an internet connection.

Step 2: Turn on your device’s location services. If your device’s location services are turned off when you
open Google Maps, the website/application will automatically ask you to turn it on and will give you
instructions on how to turn it on.

Step 3: Once your location services are turned on, press the Location button (shown below) to show your
current location.

[Location button on smartphones, highlighted by the red square on the lower right of the screen.]
[Fullscreen Google Maps on PC, with Location button located at the lower right part (red square)]

[Location button on PC (desktop/laptop), can be seen on the lower right of the screen.]
Step 4: Type in the name of the destination in Google Maps’ search bar. (At the top for smartphone
version; at the top right position for PC position), then press the Search button.

Step 5: After typing the name of the place, it will appear in the screen of your smartphone (left part of the
screen for PC). Click the Directions button to see the available routes, depending on the type of
transportations available.

[Directions button, highlighted by the red rectangle at the lower left of the phone screen]
[Directions button, highlighted by the red square, for the PC version]
Step 6: After pressing the Directions button, press the Transit button to show nearby available jeepney
routes that you can use.

[Transit button on PC, highlighted by the red square at the top part of the picture]

[Transit button on smartphone, highlighted by the red rectangle at the top part of the picture]
Step 7: After pressing the Transit button, you can now check nearby available jeepney routes, by showing
jeepney codes that are also displayed in passing jeepneys (Example: 06B, 17B, 06H, etc.). Pressing one of
the route choices will give you instructions. For example, Google Maps will tell you to walk to a specific
area where you can ride the jeepney. It will also tell you where you can get off the jeepney, and where to
ride the second jeepney going to your destination (Note: Some destinations require more than just one
jeepney ride, so please check your trip properly).

[Transit Menu for PC, with Jeepney Route Codes highlighted in red rectangles]

[Transit Menu for smartphones, with Jeepney Route Codes highlighted in red rectangles]
 [Transit Instructions for PC, shown in the left part of the screen]

[Transit instructions for smartphones, press Start button to start the guide]
Step 8: Follow the instructions and monitor your location in Google Maps via GPS. By any chance that you
get lost, ask the local people for directions using your English skills. If your destination is a sightseeing spot
or a famous place, it is almost certain that they can give you the correct directions.

Additional Notes:

 You can say “para” (IPA: /ˈpɑː.rə/; a Tagalog word) to to the jeepney driver to get off the jeepney.
An alternative way is to flick the ends of your fingers against the ceiling of the jeepney three times
and repeating it until you get the driver’s attention.
 Check this website (https://cebujeepneys.weebly.com/jeepney-routes.html). It shows the back-
and-forth jeepney routes for each jeepney code using modified Google Maps layout. You can
cross-reference the information in this site with the Google Maps information found in the Transit
menu.
 You can check Google Maps and find this logo below:

[Logo with the station’s name]

 You can click the logo (it represents a station or a stopover for the jeepney), and it will show all
the jeepney codes that passes through that road. For example:

[Station Logo clicked, with all the jeepney codes, same with PC version]
 This is also a good source of information, which you can compare with other sources of
information.