There are 5 ways to get from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake by train, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from 新城 to 臺北train 山線 / ...
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
6h 10m$35–46Drive 150.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Taroko to Formosan Aboriginal Culture Villagecar 150.2 km
3h 46m$15–21Bus, train
- Take the bus from Xincheng Station to Banqiao Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from 板橋 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
6h 34m$36–50Taxi
- Take the taxi from Taroko to Formosan Aboriginal Culture Villagetaxi 150.2 km
3h 46m$100–130Line 1129 bus, train, bus
- Take the bus from Tailuge to Hualien New Stationbus
- Take the train from 花蓮 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the bus from Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
8h 38m$27–40
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake is to drive which costs $14 - $21 and takes 3h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake is to drive which takes 3h 46m and costs $14 - $21.
The distance between Taroko and Sun Moon Lake is 409 km. The road distance is 150.2 km.
The best way to get from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 10m and costs $35 - $50.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Taroko to Sun Moon Lake is 150 km. It takes approximately 3h 46m to drive from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake.
There are 416+ hotels available in Sun Moon Lake.
What companies run services between Taroko, Taiwan and Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake. However, you can take the bus to TRA Xingcheng Station, walk to 新城, take the train to 臺北, walk to 台北, take the train to 台中, walk to HSR Taichung Station, then take the bus to Sun Moon Lake. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Taroko to Sun Moon Lake via TRA Xingcheng Station, Xincheng Station, Banqiao Bus Station, 板橋, 台中, and HSR Taichung Station in around 6h 34m.
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 新城 to 臺北
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $9–14
Train from 花蓮 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $17–26
- 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
- $40
Train from 板橋 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $19–22
- Standard
- $19–23
- Business
- $38
- 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
- Phone
- 0800-000-866
- Website
- capital-bus.com.tw
Bus from Xincheng Station to Banqiao Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- capital-bus.com.tw
- Adult
- $13–19
- Phone
- 03-8338146
- Website
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Tailuge to Hualien New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
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