Transportation information
To and from the Airport
From the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) you can either
(1) take a taxi directly to Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei or the Hotel where
you will stay (NT$ 1400 - 1700: note that taxi from airport adds 50% to meter,
it would be better to have your destination address in Chinese), or (2) take a
bus (in the arrival lobby when you leave customs) to downtown Taipei (about NT$
150), and a taxi from there to Academia Sinica (about NT$ 300). There are
several buses from different companies that go to downtown Taipei. There is also
a shuttle Kuokuang bus between the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and the
Central (Main) Taipei Train Station. For those who stay in a Hotel near Central
(Main) Taipei Train Station, please select a rout of shuttle bus with this stop.
For those who stay in a Hotel down town, please select a route of shuttle bus
with a stop more close to your Hotel.
"Depending on the traffic, if you take the shuttle you should allow between one and a half to two hours between Academia Sinica (or a Hotel in downtown Taipei) and the Taiwan Taoyuan Airport. If you take a taxi directly, allow for one to one and a half hours."
1. Several bus companies now provide frequent service between
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and important destinations in
downtown Taipei. They are as follows:
Taiwan (Kuokuang) Bus Corp; Toward You
Air Bus; etc.
2. Where to buy bus tickets:
Ticket counters are located
in the Arrival Passenger Reception Areas of both Terminals.
a. Terminal I
Bus Platform: On the southwest side of the Arrival Passenger Reception Area
(When you enter the arrival Lobby after customs, the bus ticket counters are on
your left hand side.).
b. Terminal II Bus Platform: On the northeast side
of the Arrival Passenger Reception Area on the first floor of the terminal.
3. Adult single fares vary from NT$120 to $150.
Some
examples about Routes (Stops, Fare (NT$), Service Hours, Journey Time (minute))
are as follows:
Route: Taiwan Bus Corp. (Kuokuang Line - to Song-Shan
Domestic Airport)
Stops: Hsinsheng Park, Meili-Hua (Miramar), Taipei
Song-Shan (Domestic) Airport
Fare (NT$): Adult NT$125 Child NT$65
Taiwan
Taoyuan Airport 06:10-24:00 Taipei Song-Shan (Domestic) Airport 05:40-22:45
Journey Time: 50 minutes
Route: Taiwan Bus Corp. (Kuokuang Line – to
Taipei Main Station)
Stops: Chiuchuan St., Taipei Bridge, Taipei Main
Railway Station
Fare (NT$): Adult NT$125 Child NT$65
Taiwan Taoyuan
Airport 05:40-24:50 Taipei Railway Station 05:00-23:30
Journey Time: 50
minutes
Route: Toward You Air Bus
Stops: Miramar, MRT Nanking
Station. (Brother Hotel), MRT Chungsiao- Fuhsing Station, Howard Plaza, Far
Eastern Plaza, Hyatt Hotel
Fare (NT$): Adult NT$145 Child NT$70
Taiwan
Taoyuan Airport 05:50-00:50 Hyatt Hotel 04:40-23:00
Journey Time: 60~70
minutes
** From Howard Plaza Hotel you can either take a taxi to Academia
Sinica, or take city bus #270 on Ren-ai Road to Academia Sinica
＜Chung-Yang-Yen-Chiu-Yuan＞, or take a taxi to your Hotel.
PS. For other routes, you may visit the "transportation" information of Taoyuan Airport Web Site: http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.tw/web/english/index.jsp
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Activity Center of Academia Sinica,
Taipei
Address: # 128, Yen-Chiu-Yen (Academy) Road, Sec. 2,
NanKang, Taipei 11529
Tel: 886-2-2785-2712 ~ 7
Fax: 886-2-2783-3905
Y Hotel Taipei (YMCA International House)
Address: 19, Hsu Chang St., Taipei (near Taipei Main Railway
Station)
Tel: 886-2-23113201 ~ 8
Fax: 886-2-23113209
Web-site: http://www.ymcataipei.org.tw/index_e.php
Howard International
House
Address: 30, Hsin Sheng South Road Sec. 3, Taipei (near
National Taiwan University)
Tel: 886-2-83691155
Fax:
886-2-83691177
Web-site: http://intl-house.howard-hotels.com/
(English)
http://intl-house.jp.howard-hotels.com/
(Japanese)
How to go to Academia Sinica from Y Hotel Taipei (YMCA International House)