Tainan City is a vast cultural capital. The most established form of public transportation in Tainan City is the City Bus network. Although the coverage of the bus routes is not extensive enough, we recommend that the travelers coming to and from the suburbs take taxis instead. The main external transportation is by airplane, Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railway and by bus.
Airports in Taiwan and Outlying Islands
Airport | Telephone No. | Service Hours |
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport(Taoyuan County) | +886-3-3983728(Voice services) +886-3-3982143(Terminal 1) +886-3-3983274(Terminal 2) |
24 hours |
Taipei Songshan Airport (Taipei City) |
+886-2-87703430(International) +886-2-87703460(Domestic) | 05:30-23:00 Open Hours 06:00-22:00Consulting Services |
Kaohsiung International Airport(Kaohsiung City) | +886-7-8057631(International) +886-7-8057630(Domestic) | 05:30-21:00 International Line 06:00-21:00 Domestic Line |
Taichung Airport | +886-4-26155000 | 06:00-22:00 |
Chiayi Airport(Chiayi County) | +886-5-2867886 | 07:00-20:30 |
Tainan Airport(Tainan City) | +886-6-2601016 +886-6-2601017 | 07:00-18:00 |
Hualien Airport (Hualien County) |
+886-3-8210768 | 07:00-21:30 |
Taitung Airport (Taitung County) |
+886-89-362530 +886-89-362531 | 07:00- until last airplane is take-off |
Makung Airport (Penghu County) |
+886-6-9229123 | 07:00- until last airplane is take-off |
Kinmen Airport (Kinmen County) |
+886-82-322381 +886-82-313694 | 07:00- until last airplane is take-off |
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail runs a top speed of 300 km/h along the west coast of Taiwan. THSR Tainan Station is located in Gueiren District, so passengers wishing to go to Guantian District should get off at THSR Chiayi station; if passengers are traveling to the north of Guantian District, they should get off at THSR Tainan station. Each Taiwan High Speed Rail station connects passengers with buses, taxies and other external transportation., It takes about twenty minutes if you take the direct branch line of the Taiwan Railway, Shalun Line, to Tainan train station.
■Infomation
‧THSR Chiayi Station: No.168, Gaotie W. Rd., Taibao City, Chiayi County
‧THSR Tainan Station: No.100, Gueiren Blvd., Gueiren Dist., Tainan City
‧Customer Service Hotline:4066-3000 or 02-4066-3000 (For Mobile phone)
‧Voice Reservation:4066-0000 or 02-4066-0000 (For Mobile phone)
‧Website:www.thsrc.com.tw
Taiwan Railway
‧0800-765-888 (limit to local calls) or 02-21910096
‧Website:http://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/
Taxi
Some taxis apply price negotiation, and some charge by the meter, charge NT $85 for the first 1.5 kilometers, after 1.5 kilometers, each 250 meters charge NT$5.
To serve tourists, Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government trains Tourist Taxis to pass language certification so as to communicate with foreign tourists. For further information about Tourist Taxi (including taxi reservation), please visit the official website of Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government: http://tour.tainan.gov.tw
■Information
‧Tainan Chyuan Lian Taxi Transport Cooperative Society Contact: 06-2933333
‧Taiwan Taxi Cell Phone:55688 Ext. 9
‧ Toll-free taxi dispatch service: 110 (local calls)
Tourist Shuttle Routes
1.88 Anping Route
2.99 Taijiang Route
3.7702 Southwest Coast Route
4.66 Guanziling Wushantou Shuttle Bus