Tainan: 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.
Tainan is a city of 1.9 million people in Taiwan (Taiwan), 26 m (85 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including South Tainan Station. Our booking partner lists 874 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tainan runs from about 10 h 46 min a day in late December to 13 h 35 min in late June (computed for 22.99° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tainan is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, whose 10,007-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH, 48 km), Penghu Magong Airport (MZG, 88 km), Chiayi Airport (CYI, 55 km), Taitung Airport (TTT, 95 km).
Flights to Tainan: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include South Tainan Station, Linsen Station. Trains to Tainan
Buses to Tainan · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 874 places to stay in Tainan. Of the 495 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (350), and 7 are five-star. Across 306 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10. Guests have left 246,591 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tainan: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 29 hostels in Tainan, out of 874 places to stay of every kind — 3.3% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 21 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10, 0.2 below the 8.7 its hotels average. Guests have left 11,480 reviews across them.
Hostels in Tainan: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Taiwan Literature | 150,000 | — |
The busiest is National Museum of Taiwan Literature at 150,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Tainan
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Taipei, 265 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Xiamen, 273 km (China) — flights
- Fuzhou, 354 km (China)
- New Taipei City, 263 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Shantou, 364 km (China)
- Taichung, 137 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kaohsiung, 43 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Jieyang, 398 km (China)
- Chaozhou, 374 km (China)
- Putian, 298 km (China)
Common questions
Which airport serves Tainan?
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tainan?
About 1.9 million people live in Tainan, across 176 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tainan in?
Asia/Taipei, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Tainan?
The Dollar (TWD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Tainan?
29 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Tainan.
How many hotels are there in Tainan?
Our booking partner lists 874 places to stay in Tainan, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tainan?
Taipei (265 km), Xiamen (273 km), Fuzhou (354 km), New Taipei City (263 km), Shantou (364 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.