Nantou: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Nantou is a city of 105,682 people in Taiwan (Taiwan), 196 m (643 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (RMQ), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Nantou runs from about 10 h 42 min a day in late December to 13 h 39 min in late June (computed for 23.92° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nantou is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (RMQ), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, whose 12,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Hualien Chiashan Airport (HUN, 98 km), Chiayi Airport (CYI, 58 km).
Flights to Nantou: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Nantou · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Taipei, 154 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Xiamen, 269 km (China) — flights
- Fuzhou, 275 km (China)
- New Taipei City, 151 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Taichung, 26 km — car rental · tours
- Kaohsiung, 149 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tainan, 113 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Putian, 238 km (China)
- Quanzhou, 238 km (China)
- Jinjiang, 234 km (China)
Twin towns and sister cities: Kurihara.
Common questions
Which airport serves Nantou?
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (RMQ), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nantou?
About 105,682 people live in Nantou, across 72 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nantou in?
Asia/Taipei, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Nantou?
The Dollar (TWD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Nantou?
Taipei (154 km), Xiamen (269 km), Fuzhou (275 km), New Taipei City (151 km), Taichung (26 km).
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.