There are 8 ways to get from Xiamen to Kaohsiung by plane, car ferry, train, subway, ferry, taxi, or bus
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Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane XMN - KHH
1h 49m$86–257Car ferry, train via Taichung
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train 臺灣高鐵線
15h 5m$103–158Line 2 subway, ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the subway from Jianye Road to Wetland Parksubway
- 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
4h 12mFerry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Tainan Airport, train
- 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
5h 15mCar ferry, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the taxi from Taichung Harbor to Kaohsiungtaxi
15h 14m$208–295Car ferry, bus via Xizhou
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from Zhonggang Station to Jianguobus 1610 / ...
16h 40m$89–144Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from Chaoma to Kaohsiung Stationbus 1872 / ...
17h 2m$88–141Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the train from 臺中 to 高雄train 山線
18h 22m$90–144
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Kaohsiung is to car ferry and bus which costs $85 - $150 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Kaohsiung is to fly which takes 1h 49m and costs $85 - $260.
The distance between Xiamen and Kaohsiung is 333 km.
The best way to get from Xiamen to Kaohsiung without a car is to car ferry and train via Taichung which takes 15h 5m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Xiamen to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
There are 481+ hotels available in Kaohsiung.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
Xiamen Airlines and Mandarin Airlines fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 4 times a week.
- 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
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.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
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- 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
- 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
- $44
- Website
- xmgdjt.com.cn
Subway from Jianye Road to Wetland Park
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- 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
- 0800-676676
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Taxi Changhua
- Phone
- +886 4 751 1122
- Website
- facebook.com
Free Go Taxi
- Phone
- +886 4 2287 8888
- Website
- feego-taxi.com.tw
Tripool
- Phone
- +886 8 000 78787
- Website
- tripool.app
Zhong Nan Hai Taxi
- Phone
- +886 4 2316 3388
- Website
- mtaxi.com.tw
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