There are 5 ways to get from Taipei to Nantou by train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Train, line 151 bus, line 6871 bus • 2h 33m
Cheapest option
Bus • 4h 20m
3 alternative options
Bus via Yuanlin Bus-Taichung Station • 4h 14m
Train, line 6871 bus • 5h 23m
Drive • 2h 8m
Taipei to Nantou by train and bus
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The cheapest way to get from Taipei to Nantou is to bus which costs $10 - $17 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Taipei to Nantou is to drive which takes 2h 8m and costs $15 - $22.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Taipei Station station and arriving at Nantou Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Taipei and Nantou is 153 km. The road distance is 195.4 km.
The best way to get from Taipei to Nantou without a car is to train and line 151 bus and line 6871 bus which takes 2h 33m and costs $24 - $35.
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from Taipei to Nantou, including transfers.
Taipei to Nantou bus services, operated by U Bus, depart from Taipei Station.
Taipei to Nantou bus services, operated by U Bus, arrive at Taichung Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Taipei to Nantou is 195 km. It takes approximately 2h 8m to drive from Taipei to Nantou.
There are 60+ hotels available in Nantou. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 153.5 km
- Duration: 2h 33m
What companies run services between Taipei, Taiwan and Nantou, Taiwan?
U Bus operates a bus from Taipei Station to Taichung Station every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $8 - $13 and the journey takes 2h 40m.
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from Taipei to Taichung
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21 - $26
- Schedules at
- en.thsrc.com.tw
- Book at
- klook.com
- Non-Reserved
- $21 - $25
- Standard
- $22 - $26
- Business
- $43
- Phone
- +8862-2191-0096
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from Taipei to Taichung
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from HSR Taichung Station(Platform 14) to T.P.C.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Station to Taichung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $13
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Station to Nantou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $17
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Website
- ylbus.com.tw
Bus from Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council to Nantou
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- ylbus.com.tw
- Website
- kingbus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Station to Nantou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Phone
- 0800-231-035
- Website
- taiwanbus.tw
Bus from Taichung Station to Nantou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2 - $4
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
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