Car hire and driving in New Taipei City
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 10 km (6 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 New Taipei City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City to Keelung | Taiwan | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| New Taipei City to Zhubei | Taiwan | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| New Taipei City to Hsinchu | Taiwan | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| New Taipei City to Toufen | Taiwan | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| New Taipei City to Taichung | Taiwan | 128 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| New Taipei City to Chang-hua | Taiwan | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| New Taipei City to Changhua | Taiwan | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| New Taipei City to Nantou | Taiwan | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 18 min |
| New Taipei City to Yuanlin | Taiwan | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| New Taipei City to Douliu | Taiwan | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| New Taipei City to Chiayi City | Taiwan | 204 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| New Taipei City to Yongkang | Taiwan | 257 km (160 mi) | about 3 h 55 min |
| New Taipei City to Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 296 km (184 mi) | about 4 h 31 min |
| New Taipei City to Tainan | Taiwan | 263 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| New Taipei City to Fengshan | Taiwan | 293 km (182 mi) | about 4 h 28 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 New Taipei City?
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.