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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Taiwan
Know the most popular landmarks in Taiwan. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
Taipei city guide.
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| A Kitzman |
01 September 2005 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Getting a rental car online was virtually impossible, so we ended up getting a car with a driver to take us over the North-Cross-Island Highway. Though the roads were treacherous and we only averaged about 35 kph the views and stops here and of the Taroko Gorge and our return up the East Coast Highway were amazing. Our stay at the very "grand" Grand Hotel helped make our stay in the surprisingly nice, interesting and diverse city of Taipei wonderful.
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| A Kitzman |
27 August 2005 |
Stayed at Taoyuan Holiday Hotel - Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Getting a rental car online was virtually impossible, so we ended up getting a car with a driver to take us over the North-Cross-Island Highway. Though the roads were treacherous and we only averaged about 35 kph the views and stops here and of the Taroko Gorge and our return up the East Coast Highway were amazing.
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| R Parkin |
16 March 2005 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Arriving at the main International Airport (CKS) we boarded the service bus to Taipei Station (we are not backpackers and I am 64). This turned out to be the best choice as the last stop is around the corner (about 300 yards) from the Cosmos Hotel entrance.
We tried a coach trip to the scenic north coast, a bit dissapointing, so we went independent! After that and boarded the excellent MRT to the end of the line at Danshui which seems to be a bit of a local holiday town. Very interesting. We spent an evening at the Shilin night market and surrounding area, where we enjoyed amongst other things the best food of our visit to Taipei. Once again the MRT provided our transport. We were in Taipei for only three nights and quite enjoyed it. we did not experience any problems.
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| J Hardin |
24 December 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Found Taipei easy to get around in using the MRT. Train stations very clean and lots of helpful people. Recommend visiting Taipei 101 and the Living Mall. Many good places to eat in the food courts.
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| T Saint |
22 December 2004 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We bought a pass for the MRT and then each day it was quick and easy to catch a train to explore (a 2 or 3 minute walk to catch a train.) We had a small map of the mrt system (both english/chinese) and found the signage for the stations very user friendly for english speakers.
There were 2 small supermarkets near the hotel (one in the railway mall) and diagonally across the road was a department store. 2 stations away (on the blue line to Kunyang, alight at Zhongxaio Xinsheng), or about a 20 minute walk down the road running past the hotel was an IT region, with lots of computer shops. 5 stations away, (on the red line to Danshui, alight at Jiantan) was the Shilin night market (VERY crowded, but lots of food stalls).
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| E Ahtuck |
02 December 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We purchased 3 different tours such as -- 1/2 day city tour which covered main tour points which is must, National Palace Museum houses many acheological items over 4,000 years old and many more art work; folk craft tour covered one of oldest temple with beautiful carvings, pottery place Ingee, old town and shopping; Pitou, rock formation and Jifun, town on the peak of the mountain which apperes in many movies and pass by the abandoned gold mine. We took MRT to cental city visited few more temple, night market, department store but seeing worthy is Taipei 101, world's tallest building standing on the land known with most frequent severe typhoon and earth quake. City center is very hi-tech and modern. We visited one end of MRT station Dunsui. Nice town with Red Castle turned into college and cathedral, mall like shop street, beautiful waterfront walk paved and many shops along the walking park.
People were very helpful and many spoke English so well. Taxi ride is very reasonable but most of the driver did not understand English. Many restaurants we tried were on the guide book and they were better than hotel restaurants. Any type of wraps filled with various ingredients, soup, noodle dish, meat & seafood dishes both Taiwan and Shanghai style are everywhere and good. Coffee shops are very nice both atmosphere and what they serve.
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| B Corbishley |
24 October 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taxis are probabley the best and easiest way to get around but for value, the MRT is excellent. Many temples to visit and parks are in abundance. I never realised the city was so advanced. If you are into buildings, Taipei 101 is a must. Check out the basement HYPERMARKET.
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| C Chow |
08 October 2004 |
Stayed at Riviera Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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TPE is a relatively a more expensive city amongst Asian cities. It is a very convenient city if you are able to converse in Mandarin or have your destinations written down in Mandarin for you. Despite being a Metropolitan, we find the people friendly and warm. We went to an alfresco night food market near the hotel and the stall operators even insisted that we bring back leftovers of a dish we barely touched. I am an avid traveller and past experience is normally that they would be glad if you vacate your seat as soon as you finished your food! The Shilin Night Market is a good experience and Yangming Shan was a breathe of fresh air. Transportation around TPE is conveniently served by its good MRT coverage and efficient bus services. Even the bus company staff are extremely helpful to travellers. I am a Mandarin-speaking person but I would suggest that all carry your hotel names and addresses in chinese as the names are very different in chinese (not direct translation from English).
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| A Lee |
02 September 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Aug-Sep is not a good month to go to Taiwan as the air is extremely muggy. Taxi drivers are generally outspoken, some to the point of being tactless and insensitive such as criticising the passenger's country.
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| G Chryssides |
14 August 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We found the Taiwanese extremely friendly and helpful. One young woman whom we met at one of the temples sent us an e-mail saying she would be pleased to show us round, and we had a day's outing with her father, brother and herself, in which they insisted on paying for meals, transport and everything - so we feel very much in their debt.
When having to fend for oneself, taxis are always plentiful and cheap. Another Taiwanese woman introduced us to the subway and showed us how to get a season ticket - most useful! So transport was easy. If the taxi driver speaks no English, showing him (or her) the Grand Hotel's card gets you back with no problems.
For eating outside the hotel, we were particularly attracted to Hai Liu - a vegetarian resturant at 9 Lane 31, Yungkang Street. It was not easy to find, but well worth a visit. After leaving Taipei we had an excellent week at Tainan. We thoroughly recommend the Tayih Landis Hotel - helpful staff and excellent facilities.
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