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AIR: Mandarin Airlines, Transasia Airways, Far Eastern Air Transport and Uni Air are amongst the domestic airlines that run services to local destinations from Sung Shan Airport, Taipei.
SEA: There are reasonable connections from local ports. For details, contact port authorities.
RAIL: Services are provided to destinations all over the island by the Taiwan Railway Administration (website: www.railway.gov.tw/taiwan). The main tourist routes are Taipei–Taichung–Chiayi–Tainan–Kaohsiung (a top-class service), Taipei–Taichung–Sun Moon Lake (with the last leg of the journey by bus), Chiayi–Alishan (with spectacular mountain scenery) and Taipei–New Hualian–Taitung (scenic coastal route). Air-conditioned electric trains run at least hourly from Taipei to Kaohsiung; some trains have restaurant cars. Children under three travel free; children aged three to 13 pay half fare. Train tickets can be purchased at many major hotels in Taipei, as well as at the main railway station.
ROAD: Traffic drives on the right. There is an adequate road system joining all major cities. A highway links Taipei and Kaohsiung. Some main streets have English signs. Congestion can be a problem, and mudslides may block mountain roads. Bus: There are both local and long-distance bus and coach services. Taxi: These are plentiful and inexpensive (metered). The destination may have to be written in Chinese for the driver. Car hire: This is available in major towns. Documentation: An International Driving Permit is required.
URBAN: A number of private bus companies provide extensive services in Taipei. An unfinished Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, a monorail train, serves Taipei and its suburbs. Metered taxis are available in Taipei; tipping is not expected, but it is starting to come into practice.
TRAVEL TIMES: The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Taipei to other major cities/towns:
| Air | Road | Rail | | Kaohsiung | 0.40 | 5.30 | 4.40 | | Tainan | 0.40 | 4.30 | 4.10 | | Taichung | 0.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | | Hualien | 0.30 | 7.00 | 3.00 | | Taitung | 0.50 | 10.00 | 5.30 | | Sun Moon L. | - | 4.30 | - | | Alishan | - | 6.00 | - | | Kenting | - | 6.30 | - | | Makung | 0.40 | - | - |
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