Car hire and driving in Keelung
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Taiwan traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TSA means 20 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.
Drives from Keelung
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keelung to New Taipei City | Taiwan | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Keelung to Danshui | Taiwan | 30 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Keelung to Banqiao | Taiwan | 30 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Keelung to Shulin | Taiwan | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Keelung to Sanxia | Taiwan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Keelung to Taoyuan | Taiwan | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Keelung to Bade | Taiwan | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Keelung to Neili | Taiwan | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Keelung to Zhubei | Taiwan | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Keelung to Hsinchu | Taiwan | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Keelung to Toufen | Taiwan | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Keelung to Taichung | Taiwan | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Keelung to Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 315 km (196 mi) | about 4 h 48 min |
| Keelung to Tainan | Taiwan | 284 km (176 mi) | about 4 h 20 min |
| Keelung to Fengshan | Taiwan | 312 km (194 mi) | about 4 h 45 min |
| Keelung to Chiayi City | Taiwan | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Keelung to Yongkang | Taiwan | 279 km (173 mi) | about 4 h 15 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Keelung?
The right, as everywhere in Taiwan.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.