Fastest€30.04
- Taiwan Railway Corporation TR465606:172h 6m08:23Kaohsiung main stationWufu Station
Door to door 2h 50mCO2 9.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City train
Trains from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City start at €30.04 and take 2h 50m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City starts at €30.04 and takes 2h 50m door to door, run by 2 operators over 296 km, with around 7 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 2h 50mDoor to door
- 2h 6mMoving
- €39.39 to €73.49From
- 06:01 to 14:30First and last departure
- 7Per day
- 9.8 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€39.39 to €73.49 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €70.74Mon21
- about €59.19Tue22
- about €70.74Wed23
- about €73.49Thu24
- about €64.14Fri25
- about €61.39Sat26
- about €60.29Sun27
- about €40.49Mon28
- about €39.39Tue29
- about €45.44Wed30
- about €60.84Thu1
- about €43.24Fri2
- about €45.44Sat3
- about €47.09Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 6, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Taiwan Railway Administration | €34.44 |
 Taiwan Railway Corporation | €30.04 |
The train gets you into New Taipei City. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in New Taipei City for the night the train gets in
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When to book Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.2890 days
- €18.3360 days
- €13.9345 days
- €14.4830 days
- €16.1321 days
- €20.5314 days
- €29.337 days
- €30.433 days
- €29.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €13.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 118 percent. The most expensive point is €30.43, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €20.53Sun
- €21.08Mon
- €21.08Tue
- €24.38Wed
- €27.68Thu
- €19.98Fri
- €21.08Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Kaohsiung
Rail
- Kaohsiung main station
- Kaohsiung Port Station
- Kaohsiung Railway Workshop
New Taipei City
Rail
- Wufu Station
- Haihu Station
- Linkou Station
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 296 km against 296 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Yongkang, Taichung, Chiayi City. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Kaohsiung City at 06:01 and the last at 14:30, across 7 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 50m | 2h 6m | 44m | €30.04 | 9.8 kg | 7 |
| Coach | 4h 49m | 4h 5m | 44m | €15.58 | 10.1 kg | 2 |
Questions about Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City
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 the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City take?
The Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City takes 2h 50m door to door, of which 2h 6m is spent moving. The route runs 296 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City cost?
The Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City starts at €30.04 for one passenger, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare is €36.09. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City?
2 operators run the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City: Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan Railway Corporation. Between them they file around 7 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City use?
The Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City leaves from Kaohsiung main station and arrives at Wufu Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City?
Traveling from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City by Coach costs €15.58 and takes 4h 49m door to door, against 2h 50m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City?
Fares for the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €13.93. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 118 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City produce?
The Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City produces about 9.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 296 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City?
Operators on the Train from Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 50m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Kaohsiung City to New Taipei City on September 20, 2026: 296 km of route against 296 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €30.04, and 2h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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