Chiayi City to Hsinchu runs about 15 times a day, with the first departure around 06:01 and the last around 17:19. One passenger pays between €10.08 and €21.24, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 1m over 180 km, on services run by 8 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 8 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€10.08 to €21.24
- 76%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.
- 06:01First departure
- 17:19Last departure
- 15Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €17.78Tue15
- about €18.33Wed16
- about €17.78Thu17
- about €17.23Fri18
- about €18.33Sat19
- about €16.68Sun20
- about €12.28Mon21
- about €12.28Tue22
- about €12.28Wed23
- about €16.68Thu24
- about €14.48Fri25
- about €14.48Sat26
- about €13.38Sun27
- about €11.18Mon28
- about €11.18Tue29
- about €11.18Wed30
- about €12.83Thu1
- about €11.73Fri2
- about €11.73Sat3
- about €12.28Sun4
- about €10.08Mon5
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 bus gets you into Hsinchu. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Hsinchu for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Chiayi City to Hsinchu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.7390 days
- €10.0860 days
- €11.1845 days
- €10.0830 days
- €10.0821 days
- €11.1814 days
- €12.287 days
- €17.783 days
- €17.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 76 percent. The most expensive point is €17.78, 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 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chiayi City to Hsinchu 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
180 km
156 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
263,188 → 453,536
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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 180 km against 156 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Hsinchu HSR station
Most of the points near Hsinchu HSR station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Chiayi City to Hsinchu
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Hsinchu?
The fastest journey from Chiayi City to Hsinchu takes 2h 1m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 53m, 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 Hsinchu?
The cheapest fare from Chiayi City to Hsinchu is €10.08, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.98. 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 Hsinchu?
The cheapest way from Chiayi City to Hsinchu is by coach, at €11.18 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 3h 10m 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 Hsinchu?
The fastest way from Chiayi City to Hsinchu is by train, at 2h 2m door to door. Only 1h 18m 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 €20.69.
When should I book Chiayi City to Hsinchu?
Fares from Chiayi City to Hsinchu bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 76 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chiayi City to Hsinchu?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Chiayi City to Hsinchu, at €11.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 14, 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 Hsinchu?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chiayi City to Hsinchu, at €10.07 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 service from Chiayi City to Hsinchu?
8 operators sell services from Chiayi City to Hsinchu across 2 modes: General Manager, Taichung, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan Railway Corporation, 和欣客運. 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 Hsinchu?
Every service we sell from Chiayi City to Hsinchu is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 2h 1m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Chiayi City to Hsinchu produce?
Traveling from Chiayi City to Hsinchu by coach produces about 4.9 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 5.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Chiayi City to Hsinchu use?
Services from Chiayi City to Hsinchu by train leave from Sakaechō Station (Chiayi City) and arrive at Hsinchu HSR 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 Hsinchu?
8 of the 8 operators we sell from Chiayi City to Hsinchu 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 Hsinchu on September 14, 2026: 180 km of route against 156 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 8 operators a cheapest fare of €10.08, and 2h 1m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Hsinchu is somebody else's catalog.
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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. Hsinchu reaches 23 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 252 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chiayi City
- 26Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 9Operators
Arriving in Hsinchu
Leaving Hsinchu
- 23Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 14Operators