There are 8 ways to get from Sanming to Kaohsiung by train, ferry, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Train, ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Take the train from Sanming to Xiamen Northtrain
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
- Fly from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane KNH - KHH
6h 17mTrain, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Sanming to Jianou Westtrain
- Take the train from Jianou West to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train
11h 10m$98–210Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sanming to Fuzhou Airportbus
- Take the bus from Fuzhou Airport to Pingtanbus
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the bus from Chaoma to Kaohsiung Stationbus
15h 12mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sanming West to Xiamen Gaoqibus
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from Zhonggang Station to Jianguobus
21h 23m$102–171Train, ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Tainan Airport
- Take the train from Sanming to Xiamen Northtrain
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
- Fly from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane KNH - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 高雄train
7h 20mTrain to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the train from Sanming to Xiamen Northtrain
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane XMN - KHH
6h 30m$105–279Train, ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Chiayi
- Take the train from Sanming to Xiamen Northtrain
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
- Fly from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Chiayi (CYI)plane KNH - CYI
- Take the train from 嘉義 to 左營train
7h 11mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Sanming to Xiamen Northtrain
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the train from 臺中 to 高雄train 山線
22h 56m$109–173
Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sanming to Kaohsiung is to bus and car ferry which costs $100 - $180 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sanming to Kaohsiung is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $100 - $280.
The distance between Sanming and Kaohsiung is 671 km.
The best way to get from Sanming to Kaohsiung without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 10m and costs $95 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Sanming to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
There are 479+ hotels available in Kaohsiung.
What companies run services between Sanming, China and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Sanming to Kaohsiung. However, you can take the train to Xiamen North, walk to Xiamen North station, take the line 1 subway to Dianqian, drive to Wu Tong Pier, take the ferry to Kinmen Shuitou Pier, drive to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH), walk to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, then take the subway to Formosa Boulevard Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sanming to Formosa Boulevard Station via Jianou West, Pingtan Station, Pingtan Port, Taichung Harbor, Taichung Harbor Passenger Service Center, HSR Taichung Station(Platform 16), 台中, 左營, and THSR Zuoying Station in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Tainan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Chiayi
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Train from Sanming to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $34–38
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
Train from Sanming to Jianou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–29
Train from Jianou West to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- $28–31
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Sanming to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $34–38
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
Train from Sanming to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $34–38
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
Train from Sanming to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $34–38
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
Train from Sanming to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $34–38
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台中 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $22–26
- Standard
- $23–27
- Business
- $43
Train from 嘉義 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $11–14
- Standard
- $12–14
- Business
- $26
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 臺南 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $2–4
Train from 臺中 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $10–16
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Chaoma to Kaohsiung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $9–13
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Sanming West to Xiamen Gaoqi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $15–21
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Zhonggang Station to Jianguo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- 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
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
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
- 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
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–130
- Deluxe
- $270–550
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–130
- Deluxe
- $270–550
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