Kaohsiung Airport is about 8 km from the centre and is accessible by metro or taxi. Long-distance buses also stop at the airport.

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EasyCard - price and where to buy

The EasyCard can be used in all cities in Taiwan for public and regional transport. The card can also be used to pay at some supermarkets or 7-Eleven or FamilyMart mini-markets.

Official website: easycard.com.tw.

The card works on the basis of credit, which you load onto the card in any amount when you make a purchase and can be reloaded at any time at many locations.

When travelling on the underground or buses, you just need to hold the card up to a reader or turnstile and the appropriate fare amount is automatically deducted. So you don't always have to search for cash and see if you can pay by card (you usually can't).

The card costs 100 TWD, but this is just a deposit that you will get back if you return the card when you leave Taiwan. When you buy the card you must top up a certain amount of money at once, to get started we recommend 300 twd to 500 twd.

At all metro stations you will also encounter machines selling the "TPASS" card which is however mainly for regular commuters and is only issued in a 1 month version.

Sales points at the airport

The EasyCard can be purchased at several locations.

• Ticket office in the international terminal - cash and credit card payment
• Vending machines at the metro station - cash only
• 7-Eleven and FamilyMart (public area of both terminals) - cash and credit card payment

Kaohsiung Metro

The most convenient and easiest transport to the city centre and to the train stations "Kaohsiung" (regular rail) and "Zuoying" (high-speed trains).

The metro station is located outside the terminals and is clearly signposted - about 20 metres from the international terminal and about 200 metres from the national terminal.

Official information, current ticket prices and departure times can be found on the website: krtc.com.tw.

• Travel time - 15 minutes to the city centre, 25 minutes to Zuoying station
• Frequency - 5 to 8 minutes
• Last train from the airport - 23:59
• First train to airport (from Formosa Boulevard station) - 6:12

Tickets and prices

You can purchase individual tickets (tokens) or use the EasyCard at the ticket machine before entering the platform. The fare is the same in both cases. Only cash can be paid at the machine.

You enter the platform through the turnstiles, where you attach a token or EasyCard to the reader. Repeat the same procedure when leaving the station, so keep the token for the whole journey!

Prices are graduated according to distance.

• 30 TWD - e.g. Formosa Boulevard station
• 35 TWD - e.g. Kaohsiung Station (regular railway)
• 50 TWD - e.g. Zuoying (high-speed train)

Taxi

Taxi stands are located in front of both terminals and cars are waiting at all hours of the day and night.

The price to the city centre is around 450 twd. To the high-speed train station, pay around 700 twd.

You can only pay with cash.

Long-distance buses

There are long-distance bus stops in front of both terminals. There are no city buses to the airport after Kaohsiung.

There are currently two bus routes in operation.

• 9117 - runs via Fangliao to the south of the island to the popular Kenting National Park
  • Frequency - 2 to 3 hours
  • Fares - 352 twd
• 9117A - only goes to Fangliao town
  • Frequency - 40 to 60 minutes
  • Fares - 175 twd

Pay your tickets in cash at the driver's desk or by attaching your EasyCard to the reader when boarding and alighting.