Taoyuan to Tainan runs about 8 times a day, with the first departure around 06:01 and the last around 14:30. One passenger pays between €13.93 and €34.99, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 44m over 286 km, on services run by 5 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€13.93 to €34.99
- 185%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Taoyuan
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
- 14:30Last departure
- 8Services per day
- 50%Run direct
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Buying this journey
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Taoyuan to Tainan 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 €38.13Thu17
- about €37.03Fri18
- about €29.88Sat19
- about €23.28Sun20
- about €21.08Mon21
- about €21.63Tue22
- about €22.73Wed23
- about €21.63Thu24
- about €22.18Fri25
- about €20.53Sat26
- about €20.53Sun27
- about €18.33Mon28
- about €17.78Tue29
- about €19.43Wed30
- about €18.33Thu1
- about €16.13Fri2
- about €18.88Sat3
- about €17.78Sun4
- about €14.48Mon5
- about €13.93Tue6
- about €16.68Wed7
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 Tainan. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Tainan for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Taoyuan to Tainan
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.0390 days
- €13.3860 days
- €15.0345 days
- €15.5830 days
- €16.6821 days
- €19.4314 days
- €22.737 days
- €29.883 days
- €38.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.38.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 185 percent. The dearest point is €38.13, 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 Taoyuan to Tainan 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
286 km
248 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
475,798 → 1,856,642
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 looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 71% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 29% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 286 km against 248 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 Chiayi City, Yuanlin, Taichung, Chang-hua. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Tainan TR station
Most of the points near Tainan TR station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Taoyuan to Tainan
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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
The fastest journey from Taoyuan to Tainan takes 2h 44m door to door, of which 2h 3m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 2m, 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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
The cheapest fare from Taoyuan to Tainan is €13.93, as of 16 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.06. 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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
The cheapest way from Taoyuan to Tainan is by coach, at €13.93 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 31m 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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
The fastest way from Taoyuan to Tainan is by train, at 2h 47m door to door. Only 2h 3m 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 €23.99.
When should I book Taoyuan to Tainan?
Fares from Taoyuan to Tainan bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €13.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 185 percent, measured on 16 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Taoyuan to Tainan?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Taoyuan to Tainan, at €17.78. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 16 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Taoyuan to Tainan?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Taoyuan to Tainan, at €12.28 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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
No operator record names Taoyuan to Tainan directly. Taichung, Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan Railway Corporation, 和欣客運, 統聯客運 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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
71 percent of the services we sell from Taoyuan to Tainan are direct. The rest connect at Chiayi City, Yuanlin, Taichung, Chang-hua, with about 63 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 Taoyuan to Tainan produce?
Travelling from Taoyuan to Tainan by coach produces about 7.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 9.4 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Taoyuan to Tainan use?
Services from Taoyuan to Tainan by train leave from Taoyuan HSR station and arrive at Tainan TR 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 Taoyuan to Tainan?
5 of the 5 operators we sell from Taoyuan to Tainan 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 Taoyuan to Tainan on 16 September 2026: 286 km of route against 248 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €13.93, and 2h 44m 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 Tainan a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Tainan and across Taiwan
Day trips that leave Tainan in the morning and cover a good part of Taiwan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Taoyuan reaches 18 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 47 to 283 km. Tainan reaches 22 places in 3 countries, from 43 to 625 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Taoyuan
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 10Operators
Arriving in Tainan
Leaving Tainan
- 22Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 9Operators