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CloseCloseOfficialWebsiteWhyTaiwanPublicTransportation-GettingAroundTaiwanPublicTransportation-GettingAroundTaiwanTaiwanisknownforitsamazingpublictransportationsystem,garneringpraisesfrombothlocalsandtouristsforhowsafe,clean,andreliableitis.Youcaneventraveltomajorcitiesandattractionsbydifferenttypesofpublictransport.ThefollowingisabasicintroductiontoTaiwan’svarioustypesofpublictransportation.TaiwanHigh-SpeedRail(HSR)Sinceitsofficialopeningin2007,theHigh-SpeedRailhasbecomethefastestmeansoftransportationinTaiwan,withstationslocatedin11majorcities,includingTaipei,Taoyuan,Hsinchu,Taichung,TainanandKaohsiung.Reachinghighspeedsof300kilometersperhour,itonlytakes95minutestotravelbetweenTaipeiandKaohsiung. Touristscanwakeupearly,taketheHSRfromTaipeiandarriveinKaohsiungbeforenoon,thentaketheKaohsiungMRTandferrytoQijinFishingPorttoenjoysomefreshseafood.Ifthere’stime,onthewaybackthroughTaichungtakeastrollthroughthefamousFengChiaNightMarketforsomemoretastydelicacies.Aftereatinganddrinkingyourfill,youarereadytoheadhomewithafullbellyandgreatmemories.Encinofromzhwiki,Publicdomain,viaWikimediaCommons CloseTicketingInfoTaiwanRailwayThelonghistoryoftheTaiwanRailwayisacommonmemoryformanyTaiwanesepeople.ThoughitmaybeslowerthantheHSR,theTaiwanRailwayisanisland-widenetworkthatconnectsdifferentcitiesandcountiesinthewesternandeasternregionsofTaiwan.With241stationsandrelativelyinexpensivefares,itremainsoneofthemostconvenientandpopularformsofpublictransportation,especiallyduringtheholidayswhenmanylocalsneedtoreturnhome.TheTaiwanRailways’trainridearoundtheislandisaverypopularattraction.TouristscanwitnessthesplendidviewsofTaiwan’scitiesandadmirethebeautifulsceneryofitscountryside,allfromthecomfortoftheirwell-designedandspacioustrain.ThemostcharmingpartoftherideistheEastRiftValley(alsoknownastheHuadongValley).DuringtheSpring,touristsaretreatedtoaseaofwildflowersscatteredacrossthemountainside;intheAutumnduringharvestseason,theycanwitnessanabundanceofwheatears,glisteningunderthesun.Regardlessofwhatseasonitis,thethrivingandvibrantlifeofTaiwan’scountrysideisapparent.FortouristswhowishtotravelontheTaiwanRailwayduringlongholidays,especiallytheEasternRoutetrains,pleaseremembertobookyourticketsinadvanceasticketsselloutfast! CloseTicketingInfoCharterBusSystemTaiwan’sCharterBusSystemisalsoverywell-developed,withpricescheaperthantheTaiwanRailway.However,unliketheTaiwanRailway,asidefromafewmajormetropolitanareas,moststopsarelocatednearhighwayinterchanges,farfromthecity.Therefore,ifyoudecidetotakeacharterbus,itislikelythatyouwillneedtoarrangeforanotherridelater.Currently,therearemanycharterbuscompaniesinTaiwan,suchasKuo-KuangeBus,UnitedHighwayBus(Ubus),Ho-HsineBus,KamalanBus,HsinchuBus,etc.Itmaybedauntingatfirstforforeignerstodeterminewhichbuscompanybestfitstheirneed,butjustrememberthatasidefromKuo-KuangeBus,eachbuscompanyhasspecificcitiesinwhichtheyoperate,sotheeasiestwaytodecideistochoosefromthedepartureandarrivalcities. Inordertopromotetourismandremedytheinsufficienciesoftheexistinghighwaycharterbussystem,theTourismBureauoftheMinistryofTransportationandCommunicationsofTaiwanlaunchedtheTaiwanTouristShuttlebusservicein2010toshuttlepassengerstoandfromnearbymajorTaiwanRailwayandHSRstations.Aslongasyoutimeitright,youcanalmostalwayscatcharide,makingitoneofthemostpopularmeansoftransportationforbackpackers.FromTourismBureau CloseListofCharterBusCompaniesTaiwanTouristShuttleMassRapidTransit(MRT)BrightandcleanMRTcarshavebecomethenewstandardformoderncities.TherearecurrentlyfiveMRTsystemsinTaiwan:Taipei,Kaohsiung,Taoyuan,NewTaipeiandTaichung,listedinorderoftheirestablishment.IftheMRTisyourmainmodeoftransportation,itismorecost-effectivetopurchaseamonthlypass.Inaddition,toensurethecomfortofpassengersandkeeptheMRTcarsclean,nofoodordrinkisallowedinthestationoronthetrains. TheTaipeiMassRapidTransit,brandedastheTaipeiMetro,wasthefirstMRTtobeestablishedinTaiwan,andhassincedevelopedsixdifferentlinescoveringalmosttheentireTaipeimetropolitanarea,allowingmanylandmarksandpopularattractionstobeaccessiblebyMRT.ThefurthestnorthyoucantravelbyMRTisDanshui,thesouthisXindianBitan,thewesttoXinzhuangorTucheng,andtheeasttoNangang,wherethefirstprofessionallarge-scale,double-storyexhibitionhallinTaiwanislocated-thego-tovenueformanymajorinternationalexhibitions.Withsuchawell-connectednetworkandtrainsthatalmostareneverdelayed,theTaipeiMetrodefinitelyranksasoneofthetopmetrosystemsinternationally.TheKaohsiungMRTwasofficiallyopenedin2008,andcurrentlyhasthreemainlines:theRedLine,theOrangeLine,andtheCircularLightRailLine.ItalsoconnectstheZuoyingStationinthenorthtotheKaohsiungInternationalAirportinthesouth.Well-knownstationsincludeFormosaBoulevard,Weiwuying,CentralPark,andSizihwan.FormosaBoulevardstationisrenownedforitsbeautiful“DomeofLight”stainedglassartdisplay,theworld’slargestpublicartinstallationmadefrompiecesofcoloredglass.Inadditiontothe3linesmentioned,theKaohsiungMRTcontinuestoproposeplanstoincreasethenumberoflinesandstations,movingtowardstheidealofa30-minutelivingcircleinGreaterKaohsiung.TheTaoyuanMRTisthethirdMRTsysteminoperation,withnetworkthatcoversthreecities:TaipeiCity,NewTaipeiCityandTaoyuanCity.TheAirportMRTisconnectedtotheTaipeiMetro,makingiteasyforinboundandoutboundpassengerstogettoTaipeiinabout30minutesbydirecttrain.TheNewTaipeiandTaichungMRTsystemswereopenedlater.TheNewTaipeiMRTismainlyoperatedbytheTaipeiMetroCorporation,andconsistsoftheDanhaiLightRail,AnkengLightRail,andSanyingLine.Currently,onlytheDanhaiLightRailisinoperation.TheTaichungMRTconsistsoftheGreen,Blue,andOrangeLine,withonlytheGreenLine(Wurih-Wunsin-Beitunline)currentlybeinginoperation,andconnectstheTaichungHSRstationwithCityHall. CloseTaipeiMetroInfoTaichungMetroInfoKaohsiungMetroInfoNewTaipeiCityMetroInfoTaoyuanAirportMetroInfoCityBusCitybusesarethemostcommonyetindispensablemeansofpublictransportationinallcities.Manypeoplechoosecitybusesastheirmainmeansoftransportationbecauseoftheirfrequency,convenience,andnumberofstops.AllcountiesandcitiesinTaiwanhaveacitybussystem,withTaipei,Taichung,TainanandKaohsiunghavingthemostdevelopedandconcentratedbusroutes.Inordertoencouragethepublictotakethebusmoreoften,eachcountyandcityoffersspecialdiscountprogramsfromtimetotime,suchasTaichung’sDouble10BusFareScheme,andtheTaipeiFunPass,soyoucantraveltheentirecitywithouthavingtodriveyourself.YourEasyCardisacceptedonthecitybussoyoudon’tneedtopaywithchange. CloseTaipeiCityBusInfoTaichungCityBusInfoTainanCityBusInfoKaohsiungCityBusInfoPublicBicycles(You-Bike/E-Bike/CityBike/iBike/T-Bike)Publicbicycleshavefrequentlybeenseenasawaytosolvethe“lastmile”problem,andconnectusersbetweenpublictransitnetworksandtheirfinaldestination.Since2008,Taipeiandothermajorcitieshavebeenpromotingpublicbicyclesandsettingupmoredockingstationstoconserveenergy,reducethecity’scarbonfootprint,andencourageahealthylifestylewithexercise.Duetotheincreaseofcyclists,thecityhasgraduallybeguntochangeitstrafficsystemtoensurecyclists’safetyandright-of-way.Forexample,TaipeiCityhasreducedcarlanesjusttomakeroomformorebikelanes. Currently,mostofthemajorpublicbicyclesinthecountryaremanufacturedbyGiant,Taiwan’snumberonebicyclebrand.SomeregionsevenentrustGianttooperatetheirbicycles.Thedesignofthebikeisveryuser-friendly,completewithwideseatsand3-speedgearshift.TheabilitytopaywithanEasyCard(orothersimilarcards),makesitveryconvenientandhighlypraised.Ltdccba,CCBY-SA4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0,viaWikimediaCommons ClosePublicBicycleStationAppTaxiTaxisinTaiwanaremostlyyellowincolor,hencetheirnickname,“XiaoHuang”,whichdirectlytranslatestoLittleYellow.Therearemanywaystohailataxi,suchasphoningforone,usinganapp,orjuststoppingoneonthestreet.InadditiontothecommontaxicompaniessuchasTaiwanTaxiandMetroTaxi,inrecentyears,technologicalinnovationandadvancementshaveledtotheriseofnewerataxis,suchasUber,LineTaxi,andYoxi,diversifyingtheoptionsforriders.Taxicompanieswillalsoofferspecialdiscountfaresfromtimetotime,andriderscanpaybycashorcredit,somethingthatisconvenientforbothlocalsandforeigners. CloseSummaryLastchanged July13th2021Readingtime:8minute(s)Tableofcontents HidedetailsShowdetailsPublicTransportation-GettingAroundTaiwanTaiwanHigh-SpeedRail(HSR)TaiwanRailwayCharterBusSystemMassRapidTransit(MRT)CityBusPublicBicycles(You-Bike/E-Bike/CityBike/iBike/T-Bike)TaxiAlltopicsDiscoverTaiwanHumansoftaiwanIndustryinformationOtherHowtoapplyAreyouconvincedthattheTaiwanEmploymentGoldCardwillbeyourpersonalnextstep?Amazing-Startwithyourapplicationnow...StartHere Gotothetop Closeen zhCloseSearch ResetfilterResetfilterResetfilterMinimumof3charactersResetfilterNoresults