There are 6 ways to get from SongShan to Alishan by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from 台北 to 嘉義train 臺灣高鐵線
- Take the bus from THSR Chiayi Station to Alishanbus 7329
4h 58m$38–58Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Taipei Station to Alishanbus 1835
7h 17m$14–23Drive 279.9 km
- Drive from SongShan to Alishancar 279.9 km
4h 38m$27–38Fly, taxi
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Chiayi (CYI)plane TSA - CYI
- Take the taxi from Chiayi (CYI) to Alishantaxi
6h 6m$177–277Train, bus via Taichung
- Take the train from 松山 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
10h 29m$23–35Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
- Take the bus from Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council to Xitoubus
- Take the taxi from Xitou to Alishantaxi
5h 24m$65–83
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Chiayi (CYI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from SongShan to Alishan is to bus which costs $14 - $24 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from SongShan to Alishan is to drive which takes 4h 38m and costs $26 - $40.
No, there is no direct bus from SongShan station to Alishan. However, there are services departing from Taipei Station and arriving at Alishan via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
The distance between SongShan and Alishan is 341 km. The road distance is 279.9 km.
The best way to get from SongShan to Alishan without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 58m and costs $35 - $60.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from SongShan to Alishan, including transfers.
SongShan to Alishan bus services, operated by Kuo-Kuang Bus, depart from Taipei Station.
SongShan to Alishan bus services, operated by Kuo-Kuang Bus, arrive at Alishan station.
Yes, the driving distance between SongShan to Alishan is 280 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from SongShan to Alishan.
There are 139+ hotels available in Alishan.
What companies run services between SongShan, Taiwan and Alishan, TW-CYQ, Taiwan?
Kuo-Kuang Bus operates a bus from Taipei Station to Alishan once daily. Tickets cost $14–23 and the journey takes 6h 10m.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Chiayi via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Chiayi via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台北 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $31–37
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $31–35
- Standard
- $31–37
- Business
- $57
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
- $40
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 松山 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $8–13
- Phone
- +886 02-2307-0123
Bus from THSR Chiayi Station to Alishan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- https://www.taiwanbus.tw/eBUSPage/default.aspx?lan=C
- Adult
- $12–18
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Taipei Station to Alishan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $14–20
- Phone
- (049)2984-031
- Website
- ntbus.com.tw
Bus from Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $7–11
- 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 Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council to Xitou
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- traffic.taichung.gov.tw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Estimated price
- $40–65
Bo Ai Taxi
- Phone
- +886 5 285 3040
Lai Lai Taxi
- Phone
- +886 5 228 8232
Taxi
- Phone
- 0975 737 223
- Website
- taxi-service-169.business.site
Douliu Taxi
- Phone
- +886 5 532 2525
- Website
- yunlin.com.tw
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