Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City

The fastest journey from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City takes 2h 48m door to door, of which 2h 6m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City is €15.58, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €42.97. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City is by coach, at €15.58 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 49m 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.

The fastest way from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City is by train, at 2h 50m door to door. Only 2h 6m 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 €30.04.

Fares from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €13.93. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 118 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Friday is the cheapest day to depart from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City, at €19.98. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City, at €12.83 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.

3 operators sell services from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City across 2 modes: Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan Railway Corporation, 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.

67 percent of the services we sell from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City are direct. The rest connect at Yongkang, Taichung, Chiayi City, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Traveling from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City by train produces about 9.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 10.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Services from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City by train leave from Kaohsiung main station and arrive at Wufu 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.

3 of the 3 operators we sell from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City 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.