List of Ferry to/from Taiwan

Hello, I’m trying to compile a comprehensive list of ferry options to and from Taiwan, both domestic and international routes.

Taiwan/China Ferries:

Cosco Star (http://www.coscotw.com.tw/cht/asp/star-sch.asp):
Keelung/Taichung/ <-> Xiamen/Damaiyu

High Speed Ferry:
Taipei/Taichung <-> Pingtan (Fuzhou)

Kinmen<->Xiamen

Matsu <-> Fuzhou (Mawei)

Taiwan Domestic Ferries:

Taima Ferry (http://www.shinhwa.com.tw/)
Keelung <-> Matsu

Taitung <-> Green/Lanyu (Orchid) Islands

Yilan <-> to Turtle Island

Kaohsiung <-> Xiaoliuqiu/Ciji

Taipei Tamsui <-> Bali

Outer Island Ferries (needs updating and correcting):
Penghu <-> Penghu
Kinmen <-> Little Kinmen
Matsu Beigan <-> Matsu Nangan

I’m missing quite a few shorter routes. Next steps will be to compile time tables and and ticket prices.

Please feel free to contribute (ideally with links), if you have more information on Taiwan ferry routes.

Thanks!

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Houbihu - Lanyu
http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Traffic/Island

Kaohsiung and Chiayi to Penghu

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Ferry passengers between Pingtan, Taipei increase (Taipei Times)

Passenger volume on ferries traveling between Pingtan Island in China’s Fujian Province and Taipei Port (台北港) last year rose 8 percent from 2016, despite a decline in the number of Chinese tourists, Taiwan International Ports Corp said yesterday.

Pingtan Island, also known as Haitan Island, is the largest island in Fujian Province and the fourth-largest island in China. It is close to Fuzhou, the capital of the Chinese province.

Beijing in 2009 established a comprehensive experimental zone on the island in a bid to develop a new model of economic exchange with Taiwanese.

Visitors between Taipei and Fuzhou used to depend heavily on air transportation, said Lin Suru (林素如), secretary-general of the company’s branch in Keelung Port, but the emergence of passenger shipping services has changed the dynamics of traveling across the Taiwan Strait for frequent travelers.

Fujian Cross Strait Ferry Corp and Taipei-based Uni-Wagen Marine are the only two ferry operators on the Taipei-Pingtan route, Lin said.

Their ships are the Haixiahao (海峽號) and Natchan Rera (麗娜輪) respectively. The former launched in October 2013, while the latter in May 2014.

The port company’s report showed that 77,389 people accessed the ferry service offered by either of the operators last year.

The service is mostly used by Taiwanese businesspeople and Chinese tourists on package tours, it said, adding that the latter slightly outnumber the former.

Commenting on the mild increase in passengers, Lin said that the distance between Pingtan Island and Taipei Port is about 92 nautical miles (170.4km).

The estimated travel time for ferry travelers is about three hours.

The Natchan Rera leaves Taipei Port on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and the Haixiahao departs Pingtan Island at noon on Fridays and Saturdays, Lin said, adding that the arrangement allows travelers to plan their tours with flexibility.

As a deep-water port in northern Taiwan, Taipei Port is close to Taipei and New Taipei City and is about a 20-minute drive to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Lin said, adding that the growth in cross-strait passengers would not only boost the economy and tourism in New Taipei City, but it also would provide a stimulus for cross-strait tourism.

The amount of cargo handled at Taipei Port also increased.

Cargo volume in the port’s express delivery zone rose from 90 tonnes in 2016 to 300 tonnes last year, Lin said.

Have you prepared your list? Time tables and ticket prices? Can you share it?

You might find some info at the below links. Most are in Chinese, though.

中華民國交通部 海運資訊
https://www.motc.gov.tw/ch/home.jsp?id=821&parentpath=0,4

航港單一窗口服務平台
https://web02.mtnet.gov.tw/MTNet/Default.aspx

國內固定客輪航班查詢
Search for Domestic Liner Services
https://bpr.mtnet.gov.tw/bpr_sailing/

兩岸直航固定客輪航班查詢
Search for Direct Cross-Strait Services
https://bpr.mtnet.gov.tw/bpr_sailing/default2.aspx

臺中港務分公司
https://tc.twport.com.tw/chinese/cp.aspx?n=5075B4F9E2E1D9FB

基隆港務分公司 船席現況查詢
http://163.29.221.70:8080/hva/hva0101.jsp

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Anyone have an idea of the cost of a ferry for one person to or from China?

Taipei/Pingtan 3 hour high speed ferry. It’s quicker than train to Taitung: http://www.amoytrip.com/book-pingtan-taiwan-ferry.html

Keeling/Xiamen slow ferry info: http://www.amoytrip.com/ferry-from-xiamen-to-taiwan-keelung-or-taichung.html

Just want to update. After a hiatus, I’m back to compiling information for ferry schedules, locations and prices (both domestic and international).

I will update once a basic list is complete. Hope to have something usable in February 2018.

@tango42 Thanks for all the links. Lot’s of good information.

-DaBigKahuna

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加油!

Found this price list. Taiwan pre-order fare table Applicable period: January 1, 2018 to June 30.

Taipei (and Taichung)/Pingtan

  • Economy One way NT$3000, Roundtrip NT$5300
  • VIP One way NT$4000, Roundtrip NT$7100
  • Residents of other countries to enter the mainland, Taiwan : Must hold (1) passport; (2) entry visa.

Prices are not much cheaper by ferry especially considering will need to pay for transportation to/from ferry terminals at both locations. Compare to a one-way flight to Xiamen from Songshan (TSA) for as little as NT$3400 or roundtrip flight to Hong Kong available for as little as NT$6000.

http://www.taiwancsf.com/