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Cars 4 Rental Guide To Travel In Taiwan
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Travel warning:
Earthquakes (mostly minor) occur regularly and typhoons are a risk: visitors are advised to inform themselves about emergency procedures for such events.
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International Airports
Chiang Kai-shek-Taipei (TPE) is 40km (25 miles) south of the city (travel time - 30 minutes). Airport facilities include an outgoing duty-free shop, post office, car hire, bank/bureau de change, bar/restaurant and tourist information. Buses depart every 15 to 20 minutes for both Sung Shan (domestic) airport and the main railway station. Taxis and buses are available to the city centre. Kaohsiung International (KHH) (website: www.kia.gov.tw) is 9km (4 miles) from the town centre. Airport facilities include an outgoing duty-free shop, car hire, bank/bureau de change, post office and bar/ restaurant. A regular bus service is available (travel time - 30 minutes). There is a taxi service to the town.
Departure tax:
None.
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Air Travel
Far Eastern Air Transport, Mandarin Airlines, Transasia Airways and Uni Air are amongst the domestic airlines that run services to local destinations from Sung Shan Airport, Taipei.
The national airline is China Airlines (CI) (website: www.china-airlines.com). EVA Airways (BR) offers flights to destinations throughout Asia (excluding China, PR), Australia, Europe, New Zealand and North America. Other airlines serving Taiwan include British Asia Airways, Continental Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways.
Approximate flight times:
From Taipei to London is 15 hours 20 minutes including stopover in Hong Kong.
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Travel By Water
There are reasonable connections from local ports. For details, contact port authorities.
Ferries run regularly between Keelung and Kaohsiung ports (Taiwan) and Okinawa (Japan). There are also sea links between Kaosiung and Macau.
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Rail
Services are provided to destinations all over the island by the Taiwan Railway Administration (website: www.railway.gov.tw). The main tourist routes are Taipei-Taichung-Chiayi-Tainan-Kaohsiung (a top-class service), Taipei-Taichung-Sun Moon Lake (with the last leg of the journey by bus), Chiayi-Alishan (with spectacular mountain scenery) and Taipei-New Hualian-Taitung (scenic coastal route). Air conditioned electric trains run at least hourly from Taipei to Kaohsiung; some trains have restaurant cars. Children under 3 travel free; children aged 3 to 13 pay half fare. Train tickets can be purchased at many major hotels in Taipei, as well as at the main railway station.
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Travel By Road
Traffic drives on the right. There is an adequate road system joining all major cities. A highway links Taipei and Kaohsiung. Some main streets have English signs. Congestion can be a problem, and mudslides may block mountain roads. Bus: There are both local and long-distance bus and coach services. Taxi: These are plentiful and inexpensive (metered). The destination may have to be written in Chinese for the driver. Car hire: This is available in major towns. Documentation: An International Driving Permit is required.
URBAN:
A number of private bus companies provide extensive services in Taipei. An unfinished Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, a monorail train, serves Taipei and its suburbs. Metered taxis are available in Taipei; tipping is not expected, but it is starting to come into practice.
TRAVEL TIMES:
The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Taipei to other major cities/towns:
| Air | Road | Rail | | Kaohsiung | 0.40 | 5.30 | 4.40 | | Tainan | 0.40 | 4.30 | 4.10 | | Taichung | 0.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | | Hualien | 0.30 | 7.00 | 3.00 | | Taitung | 0.50 | 10.00 | 5.30 | | Sun Moon L. | - | 4.30 | - | | Alishan | - | 6.00 | - | | Kenting | - | 6.30 | - | | Makung | 0.40 | - | - |
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Cars 4 Rental can provide car hire vehicles in all the popular locations throughout the Taiwan. Whatever your requirements Cars 4 Rental will be able to provide a car to meet your needs. Our hire cars can be equipped with many optional extras including child seats so that your car rental is ideally suited to your needs.
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