There are 12 ways to get from China to Taiwan by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, car, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Take the train from Futian Station to West Kowloon Stationtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane HKG - KHH
4h 37m$71–193Line 1 subway to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Datieguan to Xiaoshan International Airportsubway
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane HGH - TPE
5h 57m$54–138Train, ferry
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Fuzhou Southtrain
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry
19h 6m$176–306Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Xiamentrain Chongqing North
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
32h 3m$159–360Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chongqing to Xiamen Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
31h 2m$282–450Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Taichung Airport
- Take the train from Futian Station to West Kowloon Stationtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane HKG - RMQ
5h 15m$77–155Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SZX - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 板橋train
5h 25m$145–318Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Futian Station to West Kowloon Stationtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane HKG - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 板橋train
5h 28m$74–199Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SHA - TSA
5h 12m$127–333Bus, ferry to Macau International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the bus from [Xb] Huanggang to Macao Ferry Bus Terminusbus
- Take the ferry from Hong Kong Sheung Wan to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane MFM - KHH
6h 15m$111–272Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane PVG - TSA
5h 47m$212–621Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Chongqing Bus Station to Zhangjiajie Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Zhangjiajie to Changsha Lituobus
- Take the train from Changsha South to Ji'an West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ji'an West Station to Xiamentrain
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
40h 19m$191–295
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Taiwan is to line 1 subway and fly which costs $50 - $140 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from China to Taiwan is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $70 - $200.
The distance between China and Taiwan is 730 km.
The best way to get from China to Taiwan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 32h 3m and costs $150 - $360.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from China to Taiwan, including transfers.
There are 885+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between China and Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from China to Taiwan. However, you can take the train to West Kowloon Station, walk to Kowloon, take the subway to Airport, walk to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH), walk to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, then take the subway to Formosa Boulevard Station. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Qixinggang to Taipei via Shapingba, Chongqing West, Chongqing West, Fuzhou South, Pingtan Station, Pingtan Port, and Taipei Harbor in around 19h 6m.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Macau International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–1,100
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Macau International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–380
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–380
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Train from Futian Station to West Kowloon Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $2–3
- 1st Class Seat
- $3–5
- Business Class Seat
- $4–7
Train from Chongqing West to Fuzhou South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- $200–230
- Business Class Seat
- $300–430
Train from Fuzhou South to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–6
- 1st Class Seat
- $7–9
- Business Class Seat
- $10–15
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–6
- 1st Class Seat
- $8–10
- Business Class Seat
- $11–17
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $12–18
Train from Changsha South to Ji'an West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $35–39
- 1st Class Seat
- $58–64
- Business Class Seat
- $80–120
Train from Ji'an West Station to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- $37–40
- 1st Class Seat
- $61–66
- Business Class Seat
- $85–130
Train from Chongqing North to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $80–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- $140–200
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- $7–11
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 桃園 to 板橋
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $3–5
- Standard
- $3–5
- Business
- $13
- Phone
- +86 0571-96600
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Datieguan to Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- hzmetro.com
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $5–10
- Soft Sleeper
- $16–23
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $10–14
- Phone
- +852 2482 7815
- Website
- td.gov.hk
Bus from [Xb] Huanggang to Macao Ferry Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/land_based_cross_boundary_transport/access_to_lok_ma_chau_control_point
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Zhangjiajie to Changsha Lituo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $16–23
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–150
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Schedules at
- coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–150
- Deluxe
- $280–550
- Phone
- +852 2359 9990
- Website
- cotaiwaterjet.com
Ferry from Hong Kong Sheung Wan to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–29
- Schedules at
- cotaiwaterjet.com
- Weekdays
- $23
- Weekends/Holidays
- $25
- Night Sailing
- $29
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