There are 8 ways to get from North to Kaohsiung by bus, train, car, taxi, or plane
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Line 159 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Chungshan Hall to HSR Taichung Station(Platform 13)bus 159
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train 臺灣高鐵線
1h 42m$25–30Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Taichung Station to Kaohsiung Stationbus 1872
3h 10m$9–14Drive 196.4 km
- Drive from North to Kaohsiungcar 196.4 km
2h 6m$19–27Taxi
- Take the taxi from North to Kaohsiungtaxi 196.4 km
2h 6m$130–170Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Fly from Taichung Airport (RMQ) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane RMQ - KHH
3h 42m$98–294Bus via Ubus Transfer Station
- Take the bus from Zhonggang Station to Kaohsiung Stationbus 1610
3h 25m$10–16Train
- Take the train from 臺中 to 高雄train 山線
4h 11m$10–16Fly to Tainan Airport, train
- Fly from Taichung Airport (RMQ) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane RMQ - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 高雄train
5h 34m$85–156
Taichung Airport (RMQ) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North to Kaohsiung is to bus which costs $9 - $14 and takes 3h 10m.
The fastest way to get from North to Kaohsiung is to line 159 bus and train which takes 1h 42m and costs $24 - $30.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Taichung Station station and arriving at Kaohsiung Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 臺中 and arriving at 高雄. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 11m.
The distance between North and Kaohsiung is 199 km. The road distance is 196.4 km.
The best way to get from North to Kaohsiung without a car is to line 159 bus and train which takes 1h 42m and costs $24 - $30.
It takes approximately 1h 42m to get from North to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
North to Kaohsiung bus services, operated by Kuo-Kuang Bus, depart from Taichung Station.
North to Kaohsiung train services, operated by Taiwan Railway, depart from 臺中 station.
The best way to get from North to Kaohsiung is to bus which takes 3h 10m and costs $9 - $14. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $300 and takes 3h 42m, you could also train, which costs $10 - $16 and takes 4h 11m.
What companies run services between North, TW-TXG, Taiwan and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
Kuo-Kuang Bus operates a bus from Taichung Station to Kaohsiung Station hourly. Tickets cost $9–14 and the journey takes 3h 10m. U Bus also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, Mandarin Airlines, Uni Airways, and two other airlines fly from Taichung Airport (RMQ) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) hourly.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Taichung Airport to Tainan Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Taichung Airport to Tainan Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hualien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Taichung Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Train from 台中 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $22–26
- Standard
- $23–27
- Business
- $44
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 臺中 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $10–16
Train from 臺南 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Chungshan Hall to HSR Taichung Station(Platform 13)
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taichung Station to Kaohsiung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
Bus from Zhonggang Station to Kaohsiung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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 Taichung Station to Kaohsiung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $9–14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Free Go Taxi
- Phone
- +886 4 2287 8888
- Website
- feego-taxi.com.tw
Tripool
- Phone
- +886 8 000 78787
- Website
- tripool.app
Zhong Nan Hai Taxi
- Phone
- +886 4 2316 3388
- Website
- mtaxi.com.tw
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More Questions & Answers
North to Kaohsiung bus services, operated by Kuo-Kuang Bus, arrive at Kaohsiung Station.
North to Kaohsiung train services, operated by Taiwan Railway, arrive at 高雄 station.
Yes, the driving distance between North to Kaohsiung is 196 km. It takes approximately 2h 6m to drive from North to Kaohsiung.
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