Taipei: 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.
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan (Taiwan), 5 m (16 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre. It has 11 railway stations on record, including Taipei Main Station. Our booking partner lists 842 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Taipei runs from about 10 h 37 min a day in late December to 13 h 44 min in late June (computed for 25.05° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Taipei is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,547 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE, 30 km).
Flights to Taipei: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Taipei Main Station, Songshan station, Wanhua railway station, Simen Emergency Halt Station, Huashan Station, Dadaocheng Station. Trains to Taipei
Buses to Taipei · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 842 places to stay in Taipei. Of the 727 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (435), and 38 are five-star. Across 621 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 711,621 reviews in total.
Hotels in Taipei: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 57 hostels in Taipei, out of 842 places to stay of every kind — 6.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Across 46 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10, which is 0.2 above the 8.2 its hotels average — not unusual, since a hostel is judged on its staff and its common room rather than on its fittings. Guests have left 80,490 reviews across them.
Hostels in Taipei: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| National Palace Museum | 416,436 | 2021 |
The busiest is National Palace Museum at 416,436 visitors in 2021. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Taipei
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Xiamen, 354 km (China) — flights
- Fuzhou, 249 km (China) — flights
- New Taipei City, 7 km
- Taichung, 132 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kaohsiung, 298 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Wenzhou, 339 km (China) — flights
- Tainan, 265 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Putian, 257 km (China) — flights
- Quanzhou, 297 km (China) — flights
- Jinjiang, 299 km (China) — flights
Twin towns and sister cities: Houston, Lomé, Manila, Seoul, Cotonou, Quezon City, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Guam, Tegucigalpa, Cleveland, Jeddah, Indianapolis, Marshall.
Common questions
Which airport serves Taipei?
Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Taipei?
About 7.9 million people live in Taipei, across 272 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Taipei in?
Asia/Taipei, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Taipei?
The Dollar (TWD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Taipei?
57 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Taipei.
How many hotels are there in Taipei?
Our booking partner lists 842 places to stay in Taipei, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Taipei?
Xiamen (354 km), Fuzhou (249 km), New Taipei City (7 km), Taichung (132 km), Kaohsiung (298 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.