There are 7 ways to get from Suao to Kaohsiung by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from 羅東 to 臺北train 山線 / ...
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train
5h 36m$48–60Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luodong Station to Taipei Stationbus 1917 / ...
- Take the bus from Taipei Bus Station to Jianguobus 1610
7h 3m$21–30Drive 411.7 km
- Drive from Suao to Kaohsiungcar 411.7 km
4h 35m$38–54Bus to Taipei Songshan Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the bus from Luodong Station to Technology Building Stationbus
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane TSA - KHH
5h 23m$117–659Bus, train
- Take the bus from Suao to TRA Hualian Stationbus 1580
- Take the train from 花蓮 to 高雄train 非山線海線 / ...
7h 21m$22–37Bus to Taipei Songshan Airport, fly to Tainan Airport, train
- Take the bus from Luodong Station to Technology Building Stationbus
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane TSA - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 高雄train
6h 31m$154–250Train to Hualien Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the train from 蘇澳新 to 花蓮train
- Fly from Hualien Airport (HUN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane HUN - KHH
5h 35m$71–499
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Suao to Kaohsiung is to bus which costs $20 - $30 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Suao to Kaohsiung is to drive which takes 4h 35m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Suao station to Kaohsiung. However, there are services departing from Luodong Station and arriving at Jianguo via Taipei Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Suao to Kaohsiung station. However, there are services departing from 蘇澳 and arriving at Formosa Boulevard Station via 羅東, 台北, 台中 and THSR Zuoying Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Suao and Kaohsiung is 465 km. The road distance is 411.7 km.
The best way to get from Suao to Kaohsiung without a car is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs $45 - $60.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Suao to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
Suao to Kaohsiung bus services, operated by Kamalan Bus Inc., depart from Luodong Station.
Suao to Kaohsiung train services, operated by Taiwan Railway, depart from 羅東 station.
The best way to get from Suao to Kaohsiung is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs $45 - $60. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $20 - $30 and takes 7h 3m.
What companies run services between Suao, Taiwan and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
You can take a train from 蘇澳 to Formosa Boulevard Station via 羅東, 臺北, 台北, 台中, 左營, and THSR Zuoying Station in around 5h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from 蘇澳 to Jianguo via 羅東, Luodong Station, and Taipei Bus Station in around 7h 3m.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Kinmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Nangan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Flights from Hualien Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 羅東 to 臺北
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $5–8
Train from 花蓮 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $15–23
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
Train from 蘇澳新 to 花蓮
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $3–6
- Phone
- 03-956-6198
- [email protected]
- Website
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Luodong Station to Taipei Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Luodong Station to Technology Building Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Luodong Station to Technology Building Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Bus Station to Jianguo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Phone
- 0800-000-866
- Website
- capital-bus.com.tw
Bus from Suao to TRA Hualian Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- capital-bus.com.tw
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- (02)2976-2999
- Website
- tpebus.com.tw
Bus from Suao to TRA Hualian Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- tpebus.com.tw
- Book at
- capital-bus.com.tw
- Adult
- $7–10
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Booking & Getting There
Suao to Kaohsiung bus services, operated by Kamalan Bus Inc., arrive at Taipei Station.
Suao to Kaohsiung train services, operated by Taiwan Railway, arrive at 臺北 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Suao to Kaohsiung is 412 km. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Suao to Kaohsiung.
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