I’ll be arriving at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on a Saturday late morning in July, then head off to Zhonghe. Is there any public transportation I can use with 2 check-ins and 1 carry-on besides taxi?
If taxi is the only option, does anybody know the going rate just so that I won’t get ripped off. Thanks.
I’d say with that much luggage that a taxi would be easier.
Taxis add 50% to the meter fare when making pick ups from the airport. Depending on where in Zhonghe you are going, I’d guess it would be somewhere around $1200NT in total.
If money is a concern and you’ve got the energy, then: airport bus to Taipei Main Station (about NT$140), then MRT to whatever station is closest to your destination in Zhonghe (Jingan or Nanshijiao) (NT$25). Then, if necessary, taxi from there (NT$70-150).
It’s more work than just taking a cab from the airport, but it’s not that bad. (Worst bit would be schlepping your bags from the bus to the MRT.)
Do the cab drivers take credit card ? Do I need to tip or simply pay whatever the meter runs? Thanks.
By the way, my MRT station is probably Nanshijiao.
I’ve never heard of a cab driver accepting a credit card.
Tipping is not customary Taiwan, and cab drivers don’t expect tips (though they won’t usually object if you tell them to keep the change).
I’ve never heard of a cab driver accepting a credit card.
Tipping is not customary Taiwan, and cab drivers don’t expect tips (though they won’t usually object if you tell them to keep the change).[/quote]
Taxi drivers in Vancouver do take credit cards and it’s not unusual.
Thanks for the tipping tip.
After having lived in seven different cities, excluding cities I visited, I’ve learned to never say never – oops , I guess I just did.
After having lived in seven different cities, excluding cities I visited, I’ve learned to never say never – oops , I guess I just did.
I’ve never heard of a cab driver accepting a credit card.
Tipping is not customary Taiwan, and cab drivers don’t expect tips (though they won’t usually object if you tell them to keep the change).[/quote]
Taxi drivers in Vancouver do take credit cards and it’s not unusual.[/quote]
In Taiwan, I mean. I’ve seen cab drivers accept them in San Francisco.
You can also take a bus to Banciao for only NT135 and a taxi from Banciao to Chunghe is around NT150-200
it would be much quicker and convenient than going to Taipei and taking MRT with all that luggage.
Luggage on the airport bus is no problem.
there is a ‘bus terminal’ in the both airport terminals and you can ask them which bus goes through Zhonghe. Bus will be between 120-200 NT.
Hi, earlier this week i took a taxi from the 2nd terminal to Jhonghe (JingAn MRT - the station before Nanshijiao) and it cost me $1100. Hope this gives you an indication of price… i traveled at about 7am on a weekday.
I’ve been considering how to lug my suitcases from TPE to wherever I end up staying. I’ve decided to leave some luggage at the airport in those storage things and then go back for it. Will work well enough since I plan on being in Da’an abouts and it shouldn’t be too much of a hassle to just go back.
Maybe you could do this so that way the cheapest route doesn’t kill you on the way.
taoyuan-airport.com/english/ … ?cnid=1194
Seems like it would be around $250NTD, $9USD
So add up storage prices and three ways of the cheapest route. If you have a bunch of time on your hands and it ends up being cheaper… hey why not.
How’s your Chinese? I have a few numbers of cabs that do airports. I usually pay 800NT.
A bit of a bump but just to update this as I just travelled on it myself, but CitiAir Bus 1968 Airport<->Xindian will stop outside Jingan Station in Zhonghe and cost $135. Takes about 45-50m without traffic:
