There are 7 ways to get from Kaohsiung to Miaoli by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via 左營
best- Take the train from 左營 to 苗栗train 臺灣高鐵線
2h 48m$32–42Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaohsiung Station to Taichung Stationbus 1872
- Take the train from 臺中 to 苗栗train 山線 / ...
4h 30m$12–17Bus, train via Taichung
- Take the bus from Kaohsiung Station to Zhonggang Stationbus 1610
- Take the train from 台中 to 苗栗train 臺灣高鐵線
3h 59m$18–25Drive 242.6 km
- Drive from Kaohsiung to Miaolicar 242.6 km
2h 34m$23–33Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane KHH - RMQ
- Take the train from 豐原 to 苗栗train
5h 12m$83–115Train
- Take the train from 高雄 to 苗栗train 山線
3h 1m$13–20Train to Tainan Airport, fly
- Take the train from 高雄 to 臺南train
- Fly from Tainan Airport (TNN) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane TNN - RMQ
5h 54m$80–110
Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaohsiung to Miaoli is to bus and train which costs $11 - $18 and takes 4h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kaohsiung to Miaoli is to drive which takes 2h 34m and costs $22 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 高雄 and arriving at 苗栗. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 1m.
The distance between Kaohsiung and Miaoli is 252 km. The road distance is 242.6 km.
The best way to get from Kaohsiung to Miaoli without a car is to train via 左營 which takes 2h 48m and costs $30 - $45.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Kaohsiung to Miaoli, including transfers.
Kaohsiung to Miaoli train services, operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail, depart from 左營 station.
Kaohsiung to Miaoli train services, operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail, arrive at 苗栗 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaohsiung to Miaoli is 243 km. It takes approximately 2h 34m to drive from Kaohsiung to Miaoli.
There are 196+ hotels available in Miaoli.
What companies run services between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Miaoli, Taiwan?
Taiwan High Speed Rail operates a train from 左營 to 苗栗 hourly. Tickets cost $30–36 and the journey takes 1h 29m.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–110
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–190
Flights from Tainan Airport to Taichung Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
Flights from Tainan Airport to Taichung Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 左營 to 苗栗
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–36
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $30–34
- Standard
- $30–36
- Business
- $56
Train from 台中 to 苗栗
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $7–9
- Standard
- $7–9
- Business
- $19
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 豐原 to 苗栗
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $1–3
Train from 高雄 to 苗栗
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $13–20
Train from 臺中 to 苗栗
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $2–4
Train from 高雄 to 臺南
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Kaohsiung Station to Zhonggang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Kaohsiung Station to Taichung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $9–14
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