Taiwan travel transportation guide

Aviation

Taipei has two airports, one is Taoyuan International Airport and the other is Taipei International Airport. Flights from the mainland may stop at both airports, so please inquire in advance.

Taoyuan International Airport, also known as Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport, operates international routes. It is located in Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. It is the main airport of Taipei City and the largest and busiest airport in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport is about 40 kilometers away from Taipei City and connected by a highway in the middle. It takes about 40 minutes to drive there.

Taipei International Airport, also known as Songshan Airport or Taipei Airport. Operates intra-island routes. It is located at the end of Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City. Although it has the name "International Airport", since the opening of Taoyuan International Airport, Songshan Airport has become a purely intra-island flight airport. There are direct flights to Taipei Songshan Airport from airports in Kaohsiung Xiaogang, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Pingtung, Hualien, Taitung, Magong, Kinmen, Matsu and other places.

Airport Bus (Taoyuan International Airport)

There are several bus routes from Taoyuan International Airport to and from downtown Taipei, and the fare is about more than NT$100.

*Flying Dog Bus

Flying Dog provides free transfer services to Taipei Main Station and hotels in the Ximending area, but the frequency is sparse. Sometimes we also take a direct diversion to Ximending. It would be better to ask at the ticket office before getting on the bus.

*AIR BUS (Taiyou) East Line, West Line

*Evergreen Bus

Airport Bus (Taipei International Airport)

* Guoguang Passenger Transport

Guoguang Passenger Transport operates between Taipei Main Station and Taipei International Airport, and is divided into Guoguang and Zhongxing. If you plan to go to a hotel near Taipei Main Station, it is very convenient to take the Kuo-Kuang Bus. The fare is divided into NT$75 (detour) and NT$125 (direct).

How to take a bus from Taoyuan International Airport to Taipei City in the early morning

Comprehensive information provided by netizens: Method 1, take the flying dog tail bus at 2:30 in the morning, but this bus will leave as soon as it is full , so you have to move quickly to catch this bus; method two, Tonglian Passenger Transport will wait for passengers on late flights every night and pick up passengers to transfer to Zhongli to Taipei. The Feigouwei bus has only one stop, Xingtian Temple, while the Tonglian transfer bus to Taipei stops near Taipei Main Station.

Railways

Mainly include the Western Main Line, Eastern Main Line, etc., which are one of Taiwan's important transportation systems. The types of trains include ordinary trains, express trains, trams, Fuxing trains, Juguang trains and Ziqiang trains. The rides can be taken at Taipei Station, Songshan Station and Wanhua Station. Among them, Taipei Station in the city center and Songshan Station in the eastern district are two major stations where trains of all levels stop. The trains are intensive and very convenient. Train tickets can be booked by phone or online two weeks (14 days) before departure.

Taipei Railway Station

It is a station of the Three Railway Corporation, with seven floors above ground and four floors underground. The train lines and MRT lines intersect underground. It is the largest in Taiwan. TRAIN STATION.

The first underground floor of the station is the ticketing hall; the second underground floor is the walking platform for the MRT Yellow Line, Green Line and Blue Line, and the ticket gate; the third underground floor is the southbound and northbound train platform; the fourth underground floor is The first floor is the MRT track.

When entering the ticket gate, you should pay attention to which side is the southbound and which is the northbound platform. Above the elevator entrance at the platform, a computer displays the two closest trains in real time. When the car is about to start, there will be a bright light flashing prompt. If you still have some time before your flight, you might as well go to the Eslite bookstore and coffee shop at the intersection of the train station and the Blue Line MRT, and then come back.

Reminder: When taking a train in Taipei, you must know whether you want to go south or north!

1. If you want to go to Keelung, Songshan, Ruifang, Yilan, Hualien, or Taitung, you must take the "Northbound" train.

2. If you want to go to Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, Tainan, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, or Pingtung, you have to take the train going south. There are two types of trains going south: sea line and mountain line. The so-called sea line means that the train will run along the western coast of Taiwan in a certain section, while the mountain line runs entirely along the inner plains and mountains. The two lines will meet and separate at some major stations.

Taipei High-Speed ??Railway

The Taipei High-Speed ??Railway was completed and opened to traffic in 2007. It has a total length of approximately 345 kilometers and mainly runs through the west coast of Taiwan. Starting from Taipei, it passes through Banqiao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, and Tainan to Kaohsiung Zuoying, with a total of eight stations. In 2010, four more stations will be added: Nangang, Miaoli, Changhua, and Yunlin.

At this stage, the routes provided by high-speed rail trains, the southbound and northbound routes depart at 6:30 am at the earliest and 23:30 at night at the latest.

In terms of tickets, the standard car fare from Taipei to Zuoying is NT$1,190 from Monday to Thursday, and the business class fare is NT$1,560; on weekends, statutory holidays, and the day before consecutive holidays, the standard car fare from Taipei to Zuoying is NT$1,490. , Business class is NT$1,950.

Tips: 1. All train seats can be rotated 180 degrees;

2. There are music channels in the business car. You can ask for headphones to use. Please put them on your seat when you get off. Leave the bag in front or return it to the service staff;

3. The southbound high-speed rail platform is marked with a green bottom line, and the northbound platform is marked with a blue bottom line.

Highways

Taipei City’s road network is based on expressways and expressways. The Zhongshan Expressway runs through the northern end of the city, with Huanhe North Road, Chongqing North Road, Yuanshan, Binjiang Street, Diding, Neihu, East Lake and other interchanges. The Second Expressway passes through the mountainous area in the southeastern part of the city. It has the Muzha Interchange and the Taipei Connector Road connecting Xinyi and Daan Districts. The most important expressway system is the north-south Jianguo Elevated Road and the east-west Citizen Avenue. Both roads run through the most elite areas of Taipei City.

TAIC Passenger Transport and Tonglian Passenger Transport operate between major towns in western Taiwan and Yilan; there are also various passenger transport companies such as Mie, Taipei, Tamsui, Xindian, Guide, and Fuhe, which travel to and from nearby Keelung. , Taipei County.