Tours, tickets and day trips in Tainan
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Tainan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tainan to Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 42 min |
| Tainan to Fengshan | Taiwan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 42 min |
| Tainan to Chiayi City | Taiwan | 59 km (37 mi) | about 58 min |
| Tainan to Douliu | Taiwan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Tainan to Taitung | Taiwan | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Tainan to Nantou | Taiwan | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Tainan to Yuanlin | Taiwan | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Tainan to Changhua | Taiwan | 125 km (78 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Tainan to Taipei | Taiwan | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 19 min |
| Tainan to New Taipei City | Taiwan | 263 km (163 mi) | about 4 h 16 min |
| Tainan to Taichung | Taiwan | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Tainan to Banqiao | Taiwan | 259 km (161 mi) | about 4 h 12 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
What is the most visited attraction in Tainan?
National Museum of Taiwan Literature, with 150,000 visitors (Wikidata).
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 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.