Car hire and driving in Tainan
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 TNN means 5 km (3 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 Tainan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tainan to Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Tainan to Fengshan | Taiwan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Tainan to Chiayi City | Taiwan | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Tainan to Douliu | Taiwan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Tainan to Taitung | Taiwan | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Tainan to Nantou | Taiwan | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Tainan to Yuanlin | Taiwan | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Tainan to Changhua | Taiwan | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Tainan to Chang-hua | Taiwan | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Tainan to Taichung | Taiwan | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Tainan to Toufen | Taiwan | 202 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Tainan to Hsinchu | Taiwan | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Tainan to Taipei | Taiwan | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Tainan to New Taipei City | Taiwan | 263 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| Tainan to Banqiao | Taiwan | 259 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 57 min |
| Tainan to Taoyuan | Taiwan | 248 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Tainan to Keelung | Taiwan | 284 km (176 mi) | about 4 h 20 min |
| Tainan to Neihu | Taiwan | 271 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 8 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Tainan?
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.