There are 9 ways to get from Shantou to Taiwan by train, ferry, car, car ferry, plane, 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, ferry
best- Take the train from Chaoshan to Fuzhou Southtrain
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry
11h$77–217Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Shantou to Xiamen Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
17h 3m$107–198Fly Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SWA - TPE
8h 2m$77–300Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain Shenzhen North / ...
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
19h$94–186Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Stationbus
20h 34m$102–178Fly Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SWA - TSA
7h 33m$154–604Bus, train to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the bus from Golden Gulf Hotel to Chaoshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane XMN - TSA
6h 46m$150–395Bus, train to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the bus from Golden Gulf Hotel to Chaoshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane XMN - KHH
6h 44m$180–235Train to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane XMN - TPE
7h 50m$183–251
Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shantou to Taiwan is to train and car ferry which costs $90 - $190 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Shantou to Taiwan is to bus and train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $180 - $240.
The distance between Shantou and Taiwan is 735 km.
The best way to get from Shantou to Taiwan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 19h and costs $90 - $190.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Shantou to Taiwan, including transfers.
There are 894+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between Shantou, China and Taiwan?
Shanghai Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Ningbo Lishe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Ningbo Lishe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Train from Chaoshan to Fuzhou South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $21–29
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Chaoshan to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $17–25
Train from Fuzhou South to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–6
- 1st Class Seat
- $7–9
- Business Class Seat
- $10–16
Train from Chaoshan to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- $14–16
- 1st Class Seat
- $23–26
- Business Class Seat
- $30–50
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- service@kingbus.com.tw
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- (+86)29 85236688
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Golden Gulf Hotel to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- 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
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tourking.com.tw
- Adult
- $45–150
- 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
- $75–120
- Lux
- $85–150
- Deluxe
- $280–600
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–120
- Lux
- $85–130
- Deluxe
- $280–600
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