There are 8 ways to get from Keelung to Chiayi by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from 南港 to 嘉義train 臺灣高鐵線
- Take the bus from THSR Chiayi Station to TRA Chiayi Stationbus Brt 7212 / ...
3h 11m$34–44Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Taipei Station to Chiayibus 1834 / ...
4h 41m$13–19Drive 266.5 km
- Drive from Keelung to Chiayicar 266.5 km
3h 2m$25–36Fly to Chiayi
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Chiayi (CYI)plane TSA - CYI
4h 56m$121–164Train via Taichung
- Take the train from 南港 to 台中train 臺灣高鐵線
- Take the train from 新烏日 to 嘉義train 山線
3h 58m$26–33Bus via Chiayi Hospital
- Take the bus from Taipei Station to Chiayi Hospitalbus 1618
5h 48m$14–20Train
- Take the train from 基隆 to 嘉義train 山線
6h 10m$14–22Fly to Tainan Airport, train
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane TSA - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 嘉義train
5h 3m$122–177
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Chiayi (CYI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Keelung to Chiayi is to bus which costs $12 - $20 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Keelung to Chiayi is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs $24 - $40.
No, there is no direct bus from Keelung station to Chiayi. However, there are services departing from Keelung Station and arriving at Chiayi via Taipei Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 41m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 基隆 and arriving at 嘉義. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 10m.
The distance between Keelung and Chiayi is 293 km. The road distance is 266.5 km.
The best way to get from Keelung to Chiayi without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 11m and costs $30 - $45.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Keelung to Chiayi, including transfers.
Keelung to Chiayi bus services, operated by Kuo-Kuang Bus, depart from Taipei Station.
Keelung to Chiayi train services, operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail, depart from 南港 station.
The best way to get from Keelung to Chiayi is to bus which takes 4h 41m and costs $12 - $20. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $170 and takes 4h 56m, you could also train via Taichung, which costs $25 - $35 and takes 3h 58m.
What companies run services between Keelung, Taiwan and Chiayi, Taiwan?
Kuo-Kuang Bus operates a bus from Taipei Station to Chiayi hourly. Tickets cost $11–16 and the journey takes 3h 30m. U Bus also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, Uni Airways and Mandarin Airlines fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Chiayi (CYI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Chiayi via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Chiayi via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 南港 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $32–36
- Standard
- $32–38
- Business
- $59
Train from 南港 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $21–24
- Standard
- $21–25
- Business
- $41
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 新烏日 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $4–7
Train from 基隆 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $14–22
Train from 臺南 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $3–5
- Website
- cibus.com.tw
Bus from THSR Chiayi Station to TRA Chiayi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Taipei Station to Chiayi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $11–16
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Station to Chiayi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Station to Chiayi Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
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More Questions & Answers
Keelung to Chiayi bus services, operated by Kuo-Kuang Bus, arrive at Chiayi station.
Keelung to Chiayi train services, operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail, arrive at 台中 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Keelung to Chiayi is 266 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Keelung to Chiayi.
There are 293+ hotels available in Chiayi.








