Is it close from Kaohsiung to Nantou or Chiayi? Is there any recommended itinerary?

1. Chiayi:<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/gaoxiong756.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_756_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="567" data-type="4">Kaohsiung</a><p>Take the Ziqiang train at the station. The journey takes about one hour.</p><br/>2.<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/nantou759.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_759_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="570" data-type="4">Nantou</a><p>: Go to Kaohsiung by train/high-speed rail</p><a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/taizhong1369.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_1369_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="1014" data-type="4">Taichung</a>.Then take a bus to Nantou. The journey takes about 3 hours.

Hello, personally suggest that you directly from the<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/sight/jiayi758/22890.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_758_sid22890_2_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="81253" data-type="3">Alishan</a><p>go by bus</p><a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/sight/sunmoonlake120492/22859.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_120492_sid22859_1_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="81233" data-type="3">sun moon lake</a><p>That's it. You don't need to go back to Chiayi City.</p><br/>Accept me if you are satisfied with the answer (*^__^*) Hee hee..., thank you!

<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/gaoxiong756.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_756_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="567" data-type="4">Kaohsiung</a><p>arrive</p><a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/sight/taiwan100076/145969.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_100076_sid145969_2_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="10521901" data-type="3">Chiayi</a><p>: It takes about 1.5-2 hours by train, depending on the number of trains. About 30 minutes by high-speed rail. But it is worth noting that the high-speed rail stations and train stations in Kaohsiung and Chiayi are in different places.</p><br/>Kaohsiung to<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/nantou759.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_759_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="570" data-type="4">Nantou</a><p>: There is no direct train or high-speed rail station in Nantou, you need to travel from Kaohsiung to the nearest station</p><a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/taizhong1369.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_1369_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="1014" data-type="4">Taichung</a><p>, about 2.5 hours by train, and about 50 minutes by high-speed rail at the fastest. Then transfer to the bus from Taichung to where you want to go.</p><br/><br/>If you go to Chiayi, you want to go nearby<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/sight/jiayi758/22890.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_758_sid22890_2_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="81253" data-type="3">Alishan</a><p>, it is recommended to take the high-speed rail to Chiayi high-speed rail station, and then transfer to</p><a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/place/taiwan100076.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_100076_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="58775" data-type="4">Taiwan</a><p>Haoxing bus to Alishan takes about 2.5-3 hours one way, but it should be noted that the daily bus schedule is limited, please calculate the time accordingly.</p><br/>If you want to go to Nantou<a target="_blank" class="gs_a_poi" href="http://you.ctrip.com/sight/sunmoonlake120492/22859.html#ctm_ref=gs_290102_1733143_120492_sid22859_1_l" data-classtype="1" data-id="81233" data-type="3">sun moon lake</a>，清境或溪头妖怪村，请注意以上三个热门景点分别位于不同地方，但都可以搭乘高铁到台中高铁站，然后换乘巴士到您想去的景点，单程都约2小时左右。