Hsinchu Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Trains leave from Taipei (fast/slow train NT180/116, 60/90 minutes) and Taichung (fast/slow train NT198/128, 60/90 minutes) from 5am to 11pm.

The high-speed rail doesn’t go directly to Hsinchu downtown from Taipei (NT290, 40 minutes), so you still need to catch a bus to complete your journey (NT31, 30 minutes, every 30 to 40 minutes). A taxi will cost about NT300 to the Hsinchu train station.

At the time of writing there were high-speed rail trains about every hour, though this will certainly increase as time goes on.

Roaming taxis are not that numerous in Hsinchu. Get your hotel to call before you head out or keep the number of the driver once you’ve found one.