There are 7 ways to get from Xiamen to Sun Moon Lake by plane, train, bus, car ferry, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane XMN - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
5h 3m$213–501Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus 6670 Taichung
15h 33m$85–138Car ferry, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the taxi from Taichung Harbor to Sun Moon Lake Stationtaxi
14h 20m$137–204Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane XMN - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
5h 15m$92–256Ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Taichung Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
- Fly from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane KNH - RMQ
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
7h 3mFly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane XMN - KHH
- Take the train from 左營 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
4h 59m$114–294Ferry to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport, fly to Chiayi, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
- Fly from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) to Chiayi (CYI)plane KNH - CYI
- Take the train from 嘉義 to 台中train
- Take the bus from HSR Taichung Station to Sun Moon Lakebus
6h 36m
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Sun Moon Lake is to car ferry and bus which costs $85 - $140 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Sun Moon Lake is to fly and train and bus which takes 4h 59m and costs $110 - $300.
The distance between Xiamen and Sun Moon Lake is 594 km.
The best way to get from Xiamen to Sun Moon Lake without a car is to car ferry and taxi which takes 14h 20m and costs $130 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Xiamen to Sun Moon Lake, including transfers.
There are 506+ hotels available in Sun Moon Lake.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Xiamen to Sun Moon Lake. However, you can take the taxi to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA), walk to Songshan Airport, take the subway to Zhongxiao Fuxing, take the subway to Taipei Main Station, 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 the car ferry to Taichung Harbor then take the taxi to Sun Moon Lake Station.
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
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
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–420
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
Flights from Kinmen Shang Yi Airport to Chiayi
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–340
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
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 桃園 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $15–18
- Standard
- $15–19
- Business
- $32
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 嘉義 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $10–13
- Standard
- $11–13
- Business
- $24
- 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 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $60–80
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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