Hualien Getting there & around

Getting around

Car & motorcycle

Car, motorcycle & scooter

Vehicles are available for rent around the train station. For a scooter or motorcycle, rates are NT400 to NT500 a day and for a car NT1500 to NT2000, excluding petrol. Most scooter shops ask for a Taiwanese driver’s licence. If you don’t have one, go to Pony Leasing & Rental Group (826 2538), just to the left of the Ching Yeh Hotel. For some reason staff here will still rent scooters to foreign visitors with just an International Driver’s Licence.

We have also heard of people having more luck renting scooters at Hsincheng, the closest train station to Taroko Gorge.

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Local transport

Taxi

Hualien taxi drivers congregate around the train and bus stations, hustling passengers for tours around the city and to Taroko Gorge. If you are interested, a Taroko tour will cost up to NT3000 a day, depending on the time involved.

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