There are 4 ways to get from Putian to Taichung by train, ferry, bus, taxi, subway, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Putian to Fuzhou Southtrain
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
7h 32m$67–178Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Putian to Fuzhou Airportbus
- Take the bus from Fuzhou Airport to Pingtanbus
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
9h 11m$64–171Taxi, train, line 1 subway, ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Taichung Airport
- Take the taxi from Putian to Putiantaxi
- Take the train from Putian to Xiamen Northtrain
- Take the subway from Xiamen North station to Dianqiansubway
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
- Fly from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane KNH - RMQ
5h 34mBus to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport, train
- Take the bus from Putian to Fuzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane FOC - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
7h 15m$212–411
Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Putian to Taichung is to bus and ferry which costs $60 - $180 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Putian to Taichung is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 15m and costs $210 - $420.
The distance between Putian and Taichung is 360 km.
The best way to get from Putian to Taichung without a car is to train and ferry which takes 7h 32m and costs $65 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Putian to Taichung, including transfers.
There are 513+ hotels available in Taichung.
What companies run services between Putian, China and Taichung, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Putian to Taichung. However, you can take the taxi to Putian, take the train to Fuzhou South, take the train to Pingtan Station, take the taxi to Pingtan Port, take the ferry to Taichung Harbor, walk to Taichung Harbor Passenger Service Center, then take the line 310 bus to National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Putian to Taiwan Boulevard-Zhonghua Intersection via Fuzhou Airport, Pingtan, Pingtan Port, Taichung Harbor, and Taichung Harbor Passenger Service Center in around 9h 11m.
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Fuzhou Changle International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Fuzhou Changle International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Train from Putian to Fuzhou South
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- $8–12
Train from Putian to Xiamen North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $12–18
Train from Putian to Fuzhou South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $13–19
Train from Fuzhou South to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–6
- 1st Class Seat
- $8–9
- Business Class Seat
- $10–16
Train from Putian to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–11
- 1st Class Seat
- $15–17
- Business Class Seat
- $22–35
- Website
- xmgdjt.com.cn
Subway from Xiamen North station to Dianqian
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台北 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $20–23
- Standard
- $20–24
- Business
- $39
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Putian to Fuzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
Bus from Putian to Fuzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $109
- First Class
- $137
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $109
- First Class
- $137
- Phone
- 082-371412
Ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ticket.wujiangferry.com.tw
- Book at
- ticket.wujiangferry.com.tw
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Estimated price
- $7–9
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