There are 10 ways to get from Taiwan to Shantou by ferry, bus, train, car ferry, car, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, bus, train
best- Take the ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Portferry
- Take the bus from Pingtan Bus Station to Fuzhou South Stationbus
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Chaoshantrain
10h 33m¥547–1,529Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Drive from Xiamen Port to Shantoucar
17h 5m¥777–1,334Fly Taipei Songshan Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane TSA - SWA
8h 28m¥774–3,024Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Chaoshantrain Xiamen
19h 31m¥688–1,249Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Taipei Station to National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road)bus
- Take the car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Chaoshantrain
19h 49m¥746–1,225Train, car ferry
- Take the train from 臺北 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Chaoshantrain
20h 51m¥750–1,235Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane TPE - SWA
8h 58m¥553–2,164Fly Taipei Songshan Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane TSA - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
- Take the bus from Chaoshan Station to Golden Gulf Hotelbus
7h¥1,080–2,824Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, line 1 subway, train, bus
- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane TPE - XMN
- Take the subway from Gaoqi to Xiamen North stationsubway
- Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
- Take the bus from Chaoshan Station to Golden Gulf Hotelbus
7h 50m¥1,259–1,664Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane KHH - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
- Take the bus from Chaoshan Station to Golden Gulf Hotelbus
7h 2m¥1,032–1,627
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taiwan to Shantou is to car ferry and train which costs ¥650 - ¥1300 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Taiwan to Shantou is to fly and train and bus which takes 7h and costs ¥1000 - ¥2900.
The distance between Taiwan and Shantou is 741 km.
The best way to get from Taiwan to Shantou without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 19h 31m and costs ¥650 - ¥1300.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Taiwan to Shantou, including transfers.
There are 45+ hotels available in Shantou.
What companies run services between Taiwan and Shantou, China?
Shanghai Airlines, Uni Airways, and four other airlines fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,900
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,200
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,100
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,500
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–1,200
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥370–1,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–1,200
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥370–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–1,200
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥370–1,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,100
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,300
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–1,300
Train from Fuzhou South to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–320
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–200
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥230–320
Train from Xiamen to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–170
Train from Xiamen to Chaoshan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥100–110
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥160–180
- Business Class Seat
- ¥240–340
Train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–320
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 臺北 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- ¥55–90
- Website
- xmgdjt.com.cn
Subway from Gaoqi to Xiamen North station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–7
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Pingtan Bus Station to Fuzhou South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥53
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from Taipei Station to National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥55–80
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- service@kingbus.com.tw
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Taipei Station to National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–80
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- ¥55–80
- Phone
- (+86)29 85236688
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Chaoshan Station to Golden Gulf Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥18
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥310–1,100
- Schedules at
- tourking.com.tw
- Adult
- ¥310–1,100
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,000
- Schedules at
- coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- ¥550–800
- Lux
- ¥600–1,000
- Deluxe
- ¥1,900–3,900
Car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Schedules at
- coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- ¥550–800
- Lux
- ¥600–900
- Deluxe
- ¥1,900–3,900
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