Kaohsiung City to Taipei runs about 9 times a day, with the first departure around 06:01 and the last around 17:23. One passenger pays between €16.13 and €36.64, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 48m over 300 km, on services run by 4 operators across 3 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 3 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€16.13 to €36.64
- 163%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Kaohsiung 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.
- 06:01First departure
- 17:23Last departure
- 9Services per day
- 67%Run direct
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Buying this journey
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €33.73Fri18
- about €37.58Sat19
- about €30.98Sun20
- about €27.68Mon21
- about €21.63Tue22
- about €22.18Wed23
- about €26.03Thu24
- about €21.63Fri25
- about €27.13Sat26
- about €20.53Sun27
- about €18.88Mon28
- about €18.33Tue29
- about €19.98Wed30
- about €19.43Thu1
- about €18.33Fri2
- about €17.23Sat3
- about €21.08Sun4
- about €17.23Mon5
- about €16.13Tue6
- about €17.23Wed7
- about €19.43Thu8
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 flight gets you into Taipei. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Taipei for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Kaohsiung City to Taipei
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.2390 days
- €12.8360 days
- €13.9345 days
- €15.5830 days
- €19.4321 days
- €19.4314 days
- €26.037 days
- €30.983 days
- €33.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 163 percent. The dearest point is €33.73, 1 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kaohsiung City to Taipei 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
300 km
298 km as the crow flies, 1% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
2,737,660 → 7,871,900
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/6
6 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 looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 73% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 27% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 300 km against 298 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Taichung, Yongkang, Yuanlin, Chiayi City. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Taipei Zoo Station
Most of the points near Taipei Zoo Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kaohsiung City to Taipei
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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
The fastest journey from Kaohsiung City to Taipei takes 2h 48m door to door, of which 2h 5m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 42m, 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
The cheapest fare from Kaohsiung City to Taipei is €16.13, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.57. 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
The cheapest way from Kaohsiung City to Taipei is by coach, at €16.13 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 45m 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
The fastest way from Kaohsiung City to Taipei is by train, at 2h 49m door to door. Only 2h 5m 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 €34.44.
When should I book Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
Fares from Kaohsiung City to Taipei bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €12.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 163 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kaohsiung City to Taipei, at €18.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kaohsiung City to Taipei, at €13.93 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
No operator record names Kaohsiung City to Taipei directly. China Airlines, Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan Railway Corporation, 國光客運 publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
73 percent of the services we sell from Kaohsiung City to Taipei are direct. The rest connect at Taichung, Yongkang, Yuanlin, Chiayi City, with about 56 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei produce?
Travelling from Kaohsiung City to Taipei by coach produces about 8.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 75.5 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Kaohsiung City to Taipei use?
Services from Kaohsiung City to Taipei by train leave from Kaohsiung main station and arrive at Taipei Zoo 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei?
3 of the 4 operators we sell from Kaohsiung City to Taipei 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 Kaohsiung City to Taipei on 17 September 2026: 300 km of route against 298 km in a straight line, 15 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €16.13, and 2h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Taipei a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
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The two ends, compared
Kaohsiung City reaches 53 places in 9 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 2,988 km. Taipei reaches 141 places in 27 countries, from 40 to 12,528 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kaohsiung City
- 53Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 24Operators
Arriving in Taipei
Leaving Taipei
- 141Places you can leave for
- 27Countries
- 71Operators