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West Terminal B MAP GOOGLE MAP (B, Táiběi Xī Zhàn B Dòng;) Next to West Terminal
A, this station is serviced exclusively by Taiwan's government-run Kuo Kuang Bus
Company ( Click here ) . Buses run to southern and central destinations like Taichung, Sun
Moon Lake, Alishan, Tainan and Kaohsiung.
Taipei Bus Station MAP GOOGLE MAP (Táiběi Zhuǎnyùn Zhàn;) Directly to the north of
Taipei Main Station, and connected by underground walkways through Q Mall, is this
multistorey station which offers a wide variety of luxury buses to destinations including
Jiaoxi and Yilan (only with Kamalan Bus Company , Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan
and Kaohsiung.

Taipei City Hall Bus Station MAP GOOGLE MAP In the east part of the city, and con-
nected to Taipei City Hall MRT station, this station serves much the same routes as the
others, including Jiaoxi and Yilan (with Capital Bus only).

HIGH SPEED RAIL (HSR)
High Speed Rail ( www.thsrc.com.tw ) trains run from 6.30am to 11pm. Tickets can be
purchased at the HSR counter and automated kiosks at Basement Level 1 of Taipei Main
Station, and can also be purchased at at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks (in Chinese only). Booking
can also be done via the HSR website. There are discounts of 10% to 35% for booking
eight to 28 days in advance, respectively.

DESTINATION FARE (NT$) STANDARD DURATION

Chiayi 915 1hr 23min

Hsinchu 290 31min

Taichung 700 1hr

Tainan 1350 1hr 40min

Taoyuan 160 20min

Kaohsiung (Zuoying) 1490 1½-2hr

STANDARD TRAINS (TRA)
Taiwan's trains are clean, convenient and nearly always on schedule. Unlike the HSR,
TRA train stations are almost always in the centre of town (Taitung is an exception). You
can find schedules and fares in English at the TRA ( http://twtraffic.tra.gov.tw/twrail )
website.