Chiayi City to Sanxia District runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:32 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €12.28 and €27.84, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 16m over 215 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€12.28 to €27.84
- 141%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Chiayi City
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:32First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Chiayi City to Sanxia District on your date, and you pay on their side.
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和欣客運 runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Chiayi City to Sanxia District on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €27.68Tue15
- about €20.53Wed16
- about €28.23Thu17
- about €23.83Fri18
- about €23.28Sat19
- about €19.98Sun20
- about €18.88Mon21
- about €16.68Tue22
- about €17.78Wed23
- about €18.88Thu24
- about €17.78Fri25
- about €18.33Sat26
- about €17.78Sun27
- about €16.13Mon28
- about €13.93Tue29
- about €13.38Wed30
- about €15.03Thu1
- about €13.93Fri2
- about €16.68Sat3
- about €13.93Sun4
- about €12.28Mon5
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Sanxia District. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Sanxia District for the night the coach gets in
The search opens on Sanxia District with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Chiayi City to Sanxia District
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.4890 days
- €11.7360 days
- €15.0345 days
- €12.2830 days
- €12.2821 days
- €16.1314 days
- €18.887 days
- €28.233 days
- €27.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 141 percent. The dearest point is €28.23, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chiayi City to Sanxia District and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
215 km
187 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
263,188 → 115,185
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 215 km against 187 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Taichung, Nantou, Yuanlin, Chang-hua. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Sanxia District is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Sanxia District
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chiayi City to Sanxia District
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
The fastest journey from Chiayi City to Sanxia District takes 2h 16m door to door, of which 1h 40m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 20m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
The cheapest fare from Chiayi City to Sanxia District is €12.28, as of 14 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €21.08. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
The cheapest way from Chiayi City to Sanxia District is by coach, at €16.13 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 51m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
The fastest way from Chiayi City to Sanxia District is by train, at 2h 24m door to door. Only 1h 40m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €20.13.
When should I book Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
Fares from Chiayi City to Sanxia District bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 141 percent, measured on 14 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Chiayi City to Sanxia District, at €16.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 14 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chiayi City to Sanxia District, at €11.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
3 operators sell services from Chiayi City to Sanxia District across 2 modes: Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, 和欣客運, 國光客運. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
43 percent of the services we sell from Chiayi City to Sanxia District are direct. The rest connect at Taichung, Nantou, Yuanlin, Chang-hua, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Chiayi City to Sanxia District produce?
Travelling from Chiayi City to Sanxia District by coach produces about 5.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 7.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Chiayi City to Sanxia District use?
Services from Chiayi City to Sanxia District by train leave from Sakaechō Station (Chiayi City) and arrive at Sanxia station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chiayi City to Sanxia District?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Chiayi City to Sanxia District allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chiayi City to Sanxia District on 14 September 2026: 215 km of route against 187 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €12.28, and 2h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sanxia District is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Sanxia District and across Taiwan
Day trips that leave Sanxia District in the morning and cover a good part of Taiwan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chiayi City reaches 26 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 48 to 265 km. Sanxia District reaches 19 places in 1 countries, from 43 to 279 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chiayi City
- 26Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 9Operators
Arriving in Sanxia District
Leaving Sanxia District
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 8Operators