Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Transport
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Entering the Country
Immigration procedures are smooth and hassle free. Most guards speak some English.
Passport
There aren't any countries whose stamps in your passport will cause a problem at immigra-
tion.
Air
Airports & Airlines
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
(
www.taoyuan-airport.com
)
The main international
airport is in Dayuan, 40km (40 minutes) west of central Taipei. Formerly known as Chiang
Kai-shek International Airport.
Taichung Airport
(
www.tca.gov.tw
)
In Taichung, for domestic flights to the outer islands,
Hualien, and to China, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
Siaogang Airport
(
www.kia.gov.tw
)
In Kaohsiung, Siaogang Airport has domestic flights to
Hualien and the outer islands, as well as direct flights to China, Hong Kong and other Asi-
an destinations.
Taipei Songshan Airport
(Songshan Airport;
www.tsa.gov.tw
)
Located in Taipei County,
this airport handles domestic flights to Hualien, Taitung, and the outer islands; internation-
ally it has direct flights to China, Japan and Korea.
NATIONAL AIRLINES
Taiwan has two major international airlines. Eva Air started operation in 1991 and has had
no fatalities to date. China Airlines was somewhat infamous for its safety record in the
1990s. Incidents since the turn of the century have been few. Officials credit this to new
training practices (with pilots training at US flight schools) and a new corporate culture.
China Airlines
(
www.china-airlines.com
)
Eva Air
(
www.evaair.com
)
