Getting from Taipei Airport to Keelung We Suggest That You Print This Page, So That You Can Show It to People Along the Way If Y
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Getting from Taipei airport to Keelung We suggest that you print this page, so that you can show it to people along the way if you need help. Leg 1. Taoyuan International Airport 桃園機場 via the (MRT) Taoyuan Metro to Taipei (main station) 台北車站 How: a. Look for the Metro Rapid Transit station (MRT) 機場捷運 b. Buy a one-way ticket to Taipei main station 台北車站 (cost: NT$160) Leg 2. Train from Taipei (main station) 台北車站 get the train to Keelung 基隆 station How: a. Inside the Taipei station, look for and follow the 臺鐵 (Taiwan Railway) sign Note: 臺鐵 (Taiwan Railway) is not 高鐵 (Taiwan High Speed Train) b. Ask for the train to Keelung 去基隆火車 (cost: NT$41) To TRA (Taiwan Railway) Buy ticket here To the platform Turn right to TRA 1 The gate to the train Ask him/her for help Platform#4 to train Leg 3. Walk or take a taxi from Keelung station 基隆車站 to your hotel. We suggest that you print the name and address of your hotel in Chinese. As an example, one of the nearby hotels is called “Just Live Inn”. “Just live in Hotel” 享住旅店-基隆 Address: 20241 台北市基隆中正區信一路 156 號 2 More detailed instructions for getting from the airport to Keelung by train: 1. Arrive at Taoyuan International Airport 2. Walk to the MRT metro station (If you arrive on an international flight, you will probably be closest to Airport Terminal 2 train station) 3. Take metro to Taipei Main Station Check schedule here: https://www.tymetro.com.tw/tymetro-new/en/index.php The schedule for early on Sunday 14 October 2018 is: 3 4. At Taipei Main Station, go to the Taiwan Railway (臺鐵) ticket counter to buy a ticket for the train to Keelung Station. Taipei Main Station is massive with large shopping malls, and it is easy to get lost. Show the first page with both English and Chinese writing to get directions from people. Check the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) schedule for trains to Keelung http://twtraffic.tra.gov.tw/twrail/EN_QuickSearch.aspx You need to select both the line and the station for both your starting and end points, as well as the date and time. This is what it looks like. The search will give you various options: 4 When you select one of the options, it will show all the stations from start to finish on that line. For example, this train starts in Hsinchu and passes through many stations before it gets to Taipei (where you will get on). If you scroll further to the right, you will see Taipei, and all the stations that the train passes before it gets to Keelung. Once you are at the Keelung train station, you may be in walking distance or a short taxi ride to your hotel. 5 6 .