There are 6 ways to get from Miaoli to Alishan by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, bus via Taichung
best- Take the train from 苗栗 to 台中train
- Take the train from 台中 to 嘉義train
- Take the bus from THSR Chiayi Station to Alishanbus
4h 42m$25–39Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 苗栗 to 嘉義train 山線
- Take the bus from Chiayi Train Station to Alishanbus 7322
6h 5m$12–26Drive 173 km
- Drive from Miaoli to Alishancar 173 km
3h 27m$17–24Taxi
- Take the taxi from Miaoli to Alishantaxi 173 km
3h 27m$120–150Train, bus #2
- Take the train from 苗栗 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the bus from Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
- Take the bus from Sun Moon Lake to Alishanbus
7h 56m$17–25Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from 苗栗 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the bus from Yuanlin Bus-Taichung Station to Xitoubus
- Take the taxi from Xitou to Alishantaxi
5h 9m$47–61
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miaoli to Alishan is to train and bus which costs $11 - $27 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Miaoli to Alishan is to drive which takes 3h 27m and costs $16 - $24.
The distance between Miaoli and Alishan is 240 km. The road distance is 173 km.
The best way to get from Miaoli to Alishan without a car is to train and bus via Taichung which takes 4h 42m and costs $25 - $40.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Miaoli to Alishan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Miaoli to Alishan is 173 km. It takes approximately 3h 27m to drive from Miaoli to Alishan.
There are 140+ hotels available in Alishan.
What companies run services between Miaoli, Taiwan and Alishan, TW-CYQ, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Miaoli to Alishan. However, you can take the train to 豐富, walk to 苗栗, take the train to 台中, take the train to 嘉義, walk to THSR Chiayi Station, then take the bus to Alishan. Alternatively, you can take a train from 苗栗 to Alishan via 嘉義 and Chiayi Train Station in around 6h 5m.
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 苗栗 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $7–9
- Standard
- $7–9
- Business
- $19
Train from 台中 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $10–12
- Standard
- $11–13
- Business
- $24
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 苗栗 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $7–12
Train from 苗栗 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- 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 苗栗 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- +886 02-2307-0123
Bus from THSR Chiayi Station to Alishan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- https://www.taiwanbus.tw/eBUSPage/default.aspx?lan=C
- Adult
- $12–17
Bus from Chiayi Train Station to Alishan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- https://www.taiwanbus.tw/eBUSPage/default.aspx?lan=C
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Chiayi Train Station to Alishan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $4–7
- Phone
- (049)2984-031
- Website
- ntbus.com.tw
Bus from Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- 0800(04)8320106
- [email protected]
- Website
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Sun Moon Lake to Alishan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Yuanlin Bus-Taichung Station to Xitou
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- traffic.taichung.gov.tw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Jinchang Taxi
- Phone
- +886 3 733 3566
- Website
- 037333588.tw.tranews.com
Douliu Taxi
- Phone
- +886 5 532 2525
- Website
- yunlin.com.tw
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