There are 4 ways to get from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Kaohsiung
best- Take the train from 臺東 to 新左營train 山線
- Take the train from 左營 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
5h 54m$37–48Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 臺東 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the bus from Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus 6670 Taichung
6h 12m$26–38Drive 351 km
- Drive from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake Stationcar 351 km
4h 57m$33–48Fly, train, bus
- Fly from Taitung (TTT) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane TTT - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
4h 17m$98–115
Taitung (TTT) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake is to train and bus which costs $25 - $40 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake is to fly and train and bus which takes 4h 17m and costs $95 - $120.
The distance between Taitung and Sun Moon Lake is 415 km. The road distance is 351 km.
The best way to get from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake without a car is to train and bus via Kaohsiung which takes 5h 54m and costs $35 - $50.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Taitung to Sun Moon Lake is 351 km. It takes approximately 4h 57m to drive from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake.
There are 416+ hotels available in Sun Moon Lake.
What companies run services between Taitung, Taiwan and Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake. However, you can take the train to 新左營, walk to 左營, take the train to 台中, walk to HSR Taichung Station, then take the bus to Sun Moon Lake. Alternatively, you can drive from Taitung to Sun Moon Lake Station in around 4h 57m.
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Taitung to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Taitung to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–75
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 臺東 to 新左營
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $8–13
Train from 臺東 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $18–28
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 左營 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $22–26
- Standard
- $23–27
- Business
- $44
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
- (049)2984-031
- Website
- ntbus.com.tw
Bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $6–9
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
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