If you want to get to the main gate, you can follow the following jeepney routes:
First, ride ROUTE # 5 FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB ILOILO CITY PROPER VIA SM CITY and drop by Festive Walk Transport Hub.
Second, from Festive Transport Hub, ride a jeep going to Jaro Plaza. You can choose either of the following:
ROUTE # 14 HIBAO-AN TO JARO VIA ABETO/ WESTERN/ FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB
ROUTE # 20 VILLA -JARO VIA SOOC/OÑATE/FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB
ROUTE # 21 TAGBAK – FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB VIA SM CITY/ATRIA
Route 21 has its own designated terminal.
Third, from Jaro Plaza, you can ride ROUTE # 3 UNGKA – ILOILO CITY PROPER VIA CPU going to Central Philippine University’s main gate.
The alternative is through CPU’s gate 7.
From Avida, you can ride FIRST TOWN ILOILO: OTON DERECHO JEEPNEY ROUTE or FIRST TOWN ILOILO: OTON ANHAWAN JEEPNEY ROUTE across.
This will take you to the Monkey Grounds area. From there, there is an overpass, you can take it because you will need to ride ROUTE # 4 UNGKA-ILOILO CITY VIA DIVERSION FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB LOOP or FIRST TOWN ILOILO: PAVIA DIVERSION JEEPNEY ROUTE.
Tell the driver or the konduktor to drop you at CPU Gate 7.
Vice-versa (from CPU to Avida)
From Main Gate, you can ride ROUTE # 3 UNGKA – ILOILO CITY PROPER VIA CPU and drop by the Atrium.
From the Atrium, ride this Jeep ROUTE # 5 FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB ILOILO CITY PROPER VIA SM CITY which will take you to Avida.
Alternative: From Gate 7 (across A.K.A landmark Indian Trail)
Wait for a ROUTE # 4 UNGKA-ILOILO CITY VIA DIVERSION FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB LOOP or FIRST TOWN ILOILO: PAVIA DIVERSION JEEPNEY ROUTE.
Drop by the gasoline station after Plazuela. Or you can drop by at Plazuela. Wait for a ROUTE # 5 FESTIVE WALK TRANSPORT HUB ILOILO CITY PROPER VIA SM CITY. This will take you to Avida. If you are riding this jeep, please always ask the driver if he is going Festive area (Pa festive ka manong?) to make sure that it will pass by Avida. It could be the Route 5 you will ride is already headed back to the city proper area.
These are just initial routes and you may find more efficient ones as you stay here in Iloilo City. This is a response for Tiktok user Hai. All the best in your stay here in Iloilo.
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