Taipei Airport Transfers: Getting from the Airport to the City

Airports serving Taipei

• Taoyuan International (TPE) — 40 km from the centre

  Airport MRT to Taipei Main Station in 36 min (Express) / 50 min (Commuter) for NT$150; Kuo-Kuang bus 1819 NT$140; taxi NT$1,100–1,400.

• Songshan (city airport) (TSA) — 6 km from the centre

  MRT Brown Line one stop to Zhongshan — connects to central Taipei in 15 min.

Arriving by train

Taiwan High Speed Rail (HSR) from Taipei to Kaohsiung in 1h34; Hualien (Taroko Gorge) in 2h on TRA express.

Entry and arrival formalities

Taiwan Arrival Card at eTravel portal (helloTaiwan.gov.tw) — free, 3 days before arrival.

US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, NZ, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia — 90 days visa-free. Thai, Filipino, Bruneian — 60 days. GCC passports need an eVisa. No mainland Chinese visa needed — Taiwan issues its own separately.

Getting into the city

MRT (EasyCard) covers the city — NT$20–65 per ride, all-day pass NT$150. YouBike 2.0 shared bikes are everywhere (NT$10/30 min). Taxis are metered and cheap (NT$85 flag drop). Taoyuan Airport MRT reaches Taipei Main Station in 36 min for NT$150. Songshan Airport (domestic + Tokyo/Seoul/Shanghai) is inside the city — MRT one stop.

• MRT

  Six lines cover Taipei — clean, English-signed, NT$20–65 per ride.

• YouBike 2.0

  Shared bikes at every MRT exit — NT$10 per 30 min with EasyCard.

• Bus

  Extensive bus network complements MRT — pay with EasyCard NT$15 flat.

• Taxi

  Metered NT$85 flag drop; honest and cheap. Grab is not available; use Uber or 55688 taxi app.