Tours, tickets and day trips in Taipei
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Taipei
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei to Danshui | Taiwan | 16 km (10 mi) | about 15 min |
| Taipei to Sanxia | Taiwan | 20 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Taipei to Keelung | Taiwan | 23 km (14 mi) | about 23 min |
| Taipei to Taoyuan | Taiwan | 24 km (15 mi) | about 23 min |
| Taipei to Bade | Taiwan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 27 min |
| Taipei to Neili | Taiwan | 28 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Taipei to Zhubei | Taiwan | 57 km (36 mi) | about 56 min |
| Taipei to Hsinchu | Taiwan | 63 km (39 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Taipei to Taichung | Taiwan | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Taipei to Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 298 km (185 mi) | about 4 h 51 min |
| Taipei to Tainan | Taiwan | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 19 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 Taipei?
National Palace Museum, with 416,436 visitors in 2021 (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.