How to get fromBeijing to Tainanby train, plane, bus or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Beijing to Tainan by train, plane, bus, or ferry

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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
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1. Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
2. Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane PKX - KHH
9h 46m
$126–390
Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane PEK - KHH
9h 20m
$96–369
Train, bus, ferry
1. Take the train from Beijing South to Fuzhou Southtrain
2. Take the bus from Fuzhou South Station to Pingtan Bus Stationbus
3. Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
4. Take the train from 臺中 to 臺南train 山線
19h 13m
$177–295
Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
1. Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
2. Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane TSN - KHH
9h 59m
$110–336
Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
1. Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane PEK - TPE
2. Take the train from 桃園 to 台南train
8h 32m
$170–283

Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights

15Weekly Planes

6h 42mAverage Duration

$122Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,021.4 km
Duration: 9h 46m

What companies run services between Beijing, China and Tainan, Taiwan?

Air Macau, China Eastern Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 3 times a day.

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Tainan(opens in a new window), Taiwan(opens in a new window)

Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "prefectural capital" for its over 260 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under the Dutch rule, the Kingdom of Tungning and later Qing dynasty rule until 1887. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Tainan is classified as a "Sufficiency"-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Things to do in Tainan

Fort Zeelandia(Opens in a new window)

Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), in the town of Anping (Tainan) on the island of Formosa (present-day Taiwan), during their 38-year rule over the western part of that island. Although the site was previously named Orange City (奧倫治城), Anping City (安平城), and Taiwan City (臺灣城), the current name of the site in Chinese is Anping Fort (安平古堡).

Anping Tree House(Opens in a new window)

The Anping Tree House is a former warehouse in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan. The "treehouse" name refers to the living banyan roots and branches that cover the building.

Fort Provintia(Opens in a new window)

Fort Provintia or Providentia was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in the West Central District of Tainan in Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch, intending to strengthen their standing, sited the fort at Sakam, about 2 mi due east from modern-day Anping. During the Siege of Fort Zeelandia (1662), the fort was surrendered to Koxinga, but was later destroyed by an earthquake in the 19th century. It was rebuilt as Chihkan Tower afterwards.

National Cheng Kung University(Opens in a new window)

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in Tainan, Taiwan. It is named after the given name of Koxinga, a Chinese military leader who drove the Dutch colonists from Taiwan and founded the Kingdom of Tungning.

Places to stay in Tainan

Shangri-La Far Eastern Tainan(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Fushin Hotel - Tainan(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Hotel Tainan(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

台南星鑽國際商旅 Hua Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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