Hualien City to Shulin District runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:08 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €21.24, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 42m over 131 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 4, 2026
€10.07 to €21.24
- 93%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Hualien 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.
- 06:08First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
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Buying this trip
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首都客運 runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Hualien City to Shulin 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 €19.43Fri18
- about €21.08Sat19
- about €17.78Sun20
- about €13.38Mon21
- about €15.03Tue22
- about €12.28Wed23
- about €15.03Thu24
- about €11.73Fri25
- about €12.28Sat26
- about €14.48Sun27
- about €11.73Mon28
- about €10.63Tue29
- about €13.38Wed30
- about €12.28Thu1
- about €10.63Fri2
- about €11.18Sat3
- about €10.07Sun4
- about €10.07Mon5
- about €10.07Tue6
- about €10.07Wed7
- about €12.83Thu8
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 Shulin District. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Shulin District for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Hualien City to Shulin District
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0890 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €11.1830 days
- €12.8321 days
- €12.2814 days
- €15.037 days
- €17.783 days
- €19.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 93 percent. The most expensive point is €19.43, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Hualien City to Shulin 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
131 km
114 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
99,458 → 180,044
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
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 131 km against 114 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 Zhudong, Yilan, Taitung. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 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
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Shulin District
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Hualien City to Shulin District
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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
The fastest journey from Hualien City to Shulin District takes 1h 42m door to door, of which 1h 4m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 12m, 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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
The cheapest fare from Hualien City to Shulin District is €10.07, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €18.61. 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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
The cheapest way from Hualien City to Shulin District is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on October 4, 2026. That journey takes 2h 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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
The fastest way from Hualien City to Shulin District is by train, at 1h 48m door to door. Only 1h 4m 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 €21.24.
When should I book Hualien City to Shulin District?
Fares from Hualien City to Shulin District bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 93 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Hualien City to Shulin District?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Hualien City to Shulin District, at €10.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 17, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Hualien City to Shulin District?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Hualien City to Shulin District, 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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
No operator record names Hualien City to Shulin District directly. Taiwan Railway Corporation, 首都客運 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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
40 percent of the services we sell from Hualien City to Shulin District are direct. The rest connect at Zhudong, Yilan, Taitung, with about 58 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 Hualien City to Shulin District produce?
Traveling from Hualien City to Shulin District by coach produces about 3.5 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 4.3 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Hualien City to Shulin District use?
Services from Hualien City to Shulin District by train leave from Beipu Station and arrive at Shulin 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 Hualien City to Shulin District?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Hualien City to Shulin 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 Hualien City to Shulin District on September 17, 2026: 131 km of route against 114 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 42m 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 Shulin District is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Shulin District and across Taiwan
Day trips that leave Shulin District in the morning and cover a good part of Taiwan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Hualien City reaches 17 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 88 to 1,478 km. Shulin District reaches 20 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 287 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Hualien City
- 17Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in Shulin District
Leaving Shulin District
- 20Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 14Operators