There are 9 ways to get from Kaohsiung to New Taipei by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Guiren
best- Take the train from 台南 to 板橋train 臺灣高鐵線
2h 26m$40–51Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Jianguo to Banqiao Bus Stationbus 1660
5h 30m$15–22Bus via Taipei Bus Station
- Take the bus from Jianguo to Taipei Bus Stationbus 1610
5h 29m$21–27Drive 336.8 km
- Drive from Kaohsiung to New Taipeicar 336.8 km
3h 35m$32–46Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane KHH - TSA
3h 48m$113–653Train
- Take the train from 高雄 to 板橋train 海線 / ...
4h 33m$18–28Bus via Taichung
- Take the bus from Kaohsiung Station to Taichung Stationbus 1872
- Take the bus from Taichung Station to Taipei Bus Stationbus 1827 / ...
6h 34m$19–26Train to Tainan Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from 高雄 to 臺南train
- Fly from Tainan Airport (TNN) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane TNN - TSA
5h 6m$140–253Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane KHH - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 板橋train
4h 41m$102–169
Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaohsiung to New Taipei is to bus which costs $15 - $22 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kaohsiung to New Taipei is to train via Guiren which takes 2h 26m and costs $40 - $55.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Jianguo and arriving at Banqiao Bus Station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 30m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 高雄 and arriving at 板橋. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Kaohsiung and New Taipei is 340 km. The road distance is 336.8 km.
The best way to get from Kaohsiung to New Taipei without a car is to train via Guiren which takes 2h 26m and costs $40 - $55.
It takes approximately 2h 26m to get from Kaohsiung to New Taipei, including transfers.
Kaohsiung to New Taipei bus services, operated by U Bus, depart from Jianguo station.
Kaohsiung to New Taipei train services, operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail, depart from 台南 station.
The best way to get from Kaohsiung to New Taipei is to train via Guiren which takes 2h 26m and costs $40 - $55. Alternatively, you can bus via Taipei Bus Station, which costs $20 - $27 and takes 5h 29m, you could also fly, which costs $110 - $700 and takes 3h 48m.
What companies run services between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and New Taipei, Taiwan?
Taiwan High Speed Rail operates a train from 台南 to 板橋 every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $35–45 and the journey takes 1h 37m. Alternatively, U Bus operates a bus from Jianguo to Taipei Bus Station every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $16–23 and the journey takes 5h.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $115–125
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $115–125
Flights from Tainan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Tainan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–380
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Taichung Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台南 to 板橋
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $38–43
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $69
Train from 台中 to 板橋
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $19–22
- Standard
- $19–23
- Business
- $38
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 高雄 to 板橋
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $18–28
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 Jianguo to Taipei Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
Bus from Jianguo to Banqiao Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- 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
Bus from Taichung Station to Taipei Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $8–12
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More Questions & Answers
Kaohsiung to New Taipei bus services, operated by U Bus, arrive at Taipei Bus Station.
Kaohsiung to New Taipei train services, operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail, arrive at 板橋 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaohsiung to New Taipei is 337 km. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from Kaohsiung to New Taipei.
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