LRT-2 LRT Line 2
Araneta Center-Cubao
Station 8 of 13 on LRT-2, between Betty Go-Belmonte and Anonas. A trip from here costs ₱15 to ₱23 on a beep card, half that while the 50% discount is in force.
From here ₱15–₱23 Transfer MRT-3
Transfers
Every interchange in Metro Manila is outside the fare gates. You tap out, walk, and pay a new fare on the other line.
- Araneta-Cubao on MRT-3, about 10 minutes on foot. Longest transfer of the three: an indoor route through Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall. Two sources give 8-10 and 10-15 minutes. The mall corridors close overnight, so the late-evening walk is longer and outdoors.
- Price a trip that changes here, from Araneta Center-Cubao to any station on the other line.
Train hours
The first train leaves at 04:50.
The last train toward Recto leaves here at 21:07.
The last train toward Antipolo leaves here at 21:39.
Source: Light Rail Transit Authority, checked 20 September 2026.
Which car to board
- Folding bikes are allowed if folded, wheels up to 20 inches, in the last coach, up to 5 per train.
Source: Light Rail Transit Authority, checked 22 September 2026.
How to pay
Besides beep and a Single Journey ticket, LRT-2 gates also take bank cards and phones that pay by tap, and GCash QR, since 13 July 2026. Only some gates have the new readers. beep works at all of them, so look for the marked gate before you queue.
Source: The Philippine STAR, reporting the DOTr and LRTA launch, checked 2 October 2026.
Around the station
The station is the eighth station for trains headed to Antipolo and the sixth station for trains headed to Recto.
From Wikipedia's article on the station, CC BY-SA 4.0. Summarised, not checked against the operator.
Fares from Araneta Center-Cubao
LRT-2 fares as of 2 August 2023, with the 50% DOTr fare discount applied.
- Recto · ₱11 beep (₱23 posted) · ₱12 Single Journey
- Legarda · ₱11 beep (₱22 posted) · ₱12 Single Journey
- Pureza · ₱10 beep (₱20 posted) · ₱10 Single Journey
- V. Mapa · ₱9 beep (₱19 posted) · ₱10 Single Journey
- J. Ruiz · ₱8 beep (₱17 posted) · ₱10 Single Journey
- Gilmore · ₱8 beep (₱16 posted) · ₱10 Single Journey
- Betty Go-Belmonte · ₱7 beep (₱15 posted) · ₱7 Single Journey
- Anonas · ₱7 beep (₱15 posted) · ₱7 Single Journey
- Katipunan · ₱8 beep (₱16 posted) · ₱10 Single Journey
- Santolan · ₱9 beep (₱19 posted) · ₱10 Single Journey
- Marikina-Pasig · ₱10 beep (₱21 posted) · ₱12 Single Journey
- Antipolo · ₱11 beep (₱23 posted) · ₱12 Single Journey
Get a buzz one stop before Araneta Center-Cubao
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