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By Air
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located on South Hangzhan Road, Taoyuan County in the northwestern area of Taiwan. It is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the downtown area of Taipei City. Originally built in 1979, Taipei Taoyuan Airport was formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. It was given its current name in 2006. Currently, it has two terminal buildings, T1 and T2, while there are plans for the building of a third terminal to alleviate congestion in T1 and T2. The airport serves chartered flights to and from different areas in Taiwan, mainland China and many other international destinations. Service hotlines in Vietnamese, Thai, English and Indonesian are provided. There are seven airports in Taiwan Province. They are :
The train is one of the most convenient ways to travel around Taiwan. There are mainly two kinds: one is the high speed trains as fast as 186 mph (300 km/h) running along the western coast of the island; the other is the round island trains with the highest speed of about 95 mph (152 km/h).Taiwan High Speed Trains travel along Taiwan High Speed Rail between Taipei and Kaohsiung. A complete single ride takes about 1.5 hours. The total running distance is 214 miles (345 km) and the top running speed is 186 mph (300km/h).
Taiwan High Speed Rail adopts Japanese technologies. Altogether it has 12 stations on the route, including Nangang and Taipei Stations in Taipei; Banqiao Station in New Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan Stations, and Zuoying Station in Kaohsiung. Taipei Station and Zuoying Station are not far from city centers and connected with local metro lines. Others are a little far from city centers, but have buses running there and to nearby scenic spots.
Taiwan Rail Passes are like the Eurail Pass and recommended to those who travel around the island frequently within a short time. Only those holding a Taiwan tourist visa can buy it and it can only be bought from overseas agencies. Generally, your local agencies operating tour itineraries to the island have these products.
By Taipei Metro (MRT)
Taipei Metro, also known as Mass Rapid Transit or MRT, is the most convenient means of public transportation serving the metropolis and New Taipei City. Currently, five main lines, two branch lines and Taoyuan Airport MRT line are in operation, covering a distance of 117 miles (188 kilometers). People in all districts of Taipei and some areas in New Taipei City can enjoy the rail transit. The Circular Line is expected to operate by the end of 2016. In addition, more metro lines will be put into service in the following years, such as Wanda Line, Minsheng-Xizhi Line, Shenkeng Line and Xinzhuang Line Extension.
Starting running as early as 1996, Taipei Metro has developed quite well, with smoking, eating, drinking and even gum chewing prohibited on train. The subway system is very popular among the office workers, students, and tourists for being cost- and time-efficient: a single journey costs NT$20-160 according to the distance, and all MRT lines run from 06:00 to 24:00 at intervals of about 5/7.5 minutes.
To guarantee people’s leisure activities, the authority allows bicycles to be taken on metro during weekends and holidays. Each person can only take one bike and it is forbidden to use the escalator with bike. Regardless of the distance, the cyclist should pay NT$80 to ride the train. Generally, the size of the bicycle should be within 71in*47in*28in (180cm*120cm*70cm) in length, height and width. Children under 14 years old cannot bring a bike on train unless being accompanied by an adult.
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