the beginning of the story
While eating pork and egg rice balls in Taipei, I sipped iced soy milk and chatted with my grandma (grandmother) next door. I talked about Taiwan’s public transportation like a treasure, and I helped me connect the whole itinerary after breakfast. It’s unreasonable. Modifications were made. Yes, all of this is just like what my mother said, before the public system serves tourists from all over the world, it should serve the locals first~
MRT (subway) in Taiwan
use tools:
1. Taiwan transportation card; 2. Any map is fine;
bus in taiwan
use tools:
Taiwan transportation card; 2. Taiwan bus (similar to mainland buses): this is super convenient, especially since there is no subway in Taichung, this is super convenient
advantage:
1. It can be tilted on one side to touch the ground, which is convenient for the elderly and wheelchairs with poor legs to get on the car;
2. The distance between stations is generally not too far, so it is convenient to choose the nearest station to get off;
3. Please ring the bell when you get off the bus, it is really within reach, no matter where you sit;
4. Transfer discount, basically NT$15 for the car, you can get on the bus at the front door and the back door, please swipe the card when you get on the bus and get off the bus, of course, it doesn’t matter if you forget to swipe the card to get off the bus, just change the car within half an hour for other transportation ( For example, discounts for bus exchange for subway) are not available.
shortcoming:
1. The interval between buses is long, so you really need to pay attention to the time in advance;
2. Several similar stations on the same street have the same name, but the places where the buses stop are different. If you are not familiar with finding them under the sun, it is really frustrating;
3. Due to the large number of stations, the distance between stations is generally not too far. There may be more than N stations on the same straight road. Once there is a traffic jam, you will really go crazy
Taiwan's High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railway
Tools required:
1. Ticket booking APP (the following two); 2. A bank card that can pay foreign currency, a savings card or a credit card are all fine
High-speed rail ticket booking: It is used to buy Taiwan’s high-speed rail tickets, mainly to prevent no tickets on holidays and early bird tickets, and I don’t want to stand up. I see that many platforms have high-speed rail tickets. If you find it troublesome, please do it yourself choose;
Taiwan Railway e-Booking: This is used to book Taiwan Railway tickets. Many small stations (Happiness, etc.) need to use this to book, and it is also available for sale, but I have bought early bird tickets ,Hahaha;
Notice! ! ! Because it is very troublesome once the ticket is refunded and exchanged, it can only be done manually at the train station. It is very simple to pick up the ticket in Taiwan. There is no need to renew the ticket at the train station. Convenience stores (711 and Family Mart are fine, and the handling fee for the whole family is NT$8), it’s up to you choose. You can book tickets with your passport. If you book tickets in the Mainland, please turn on vpm before booking;
Speechless reminder, many times when I see fully automatic doors in Taiwan, they need to be pressed to open the door. It is not like the fully automatic doors in the mainland, which are inductive. Well, because of this incident, I was ridiculed by the people behind me when I took the high-speed rail. I haven’t even seen a fully automatic door... (Inner PS: Why do I still have to press the fully automatic door? Is there a problem with my understanding of fully automatic doors or do you need to keep up with the times?) Of course, because of education, I haven’t yet Mouth (not all explanations are useful, there are rude people everywhere, don't be black in the region), silently go to the designated place and sit down.
Taxi and ride-hailing in Taiwan
Taichung The starting price is NT$80, but! ! ! The clock jumps every 200 meters. Dear friends, if you can’t take a taxi, don’t take a taxi. There are many red lights in Taipei. It costs me NT$610 to take a taxi from the high-speed rail station to the airport without traffic jams. It’s completely broken~
Taipei The starting price is NT$70, the starting price is NT$70 (1.25 kilometers), the starting price is NT$5 (every 250 meters), and the waiting (traffic jams and the like) is NT$5 (speed less than 5 kilometers per hour, the accumulated time is 1 minute and 40 seconds, and night travel Car will be charged 20%;
Online car-hailing uber is widely used in Taiwan. It is said that the review of uber masters in Taiwan is stricter than taxi-hailing. In addition to a professional driver's license, you must have a good citizen certificate (that is, no criminal record) to drive uber. Online car-hailing fares are transparent, at least not afraid of detours road.
Recommendations for browsing in summer (I am afraid of the heat and just want to see the exhibition ~ it is also very suitable for bringing children)
First of all, Taiwan has a very rich museum and design exhibition hall. There are discounts for children in summer or no tickets at all. It is very suitable for parents who bring their children out in hot weather. Pay attention to the closing time;
Visit categories: 1. Taipei Palace Museum; 2. Kaohsiung National Science and Technology Museum; 3. Taichung National Museum of Natural Science; 4. Beitou Hot Spring Museum; 5. National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts; 6. Taiyuan Puppet Show Museum; 7. National Oceanic Science and Technology Museum
Experience category: 1. Taipei Shuhuo Memorial Paper Museum; 2. Zhunan Cathay Glass Sightseeing Factory;
Secondly, most of the old restaurants and delicious local stores do not have air-conditioning, many of them are even open-air, and there are no seats. Please don’t eat the same Yonghe soy milk and chain stores all over the street and say that Taiwan is not good Food (asked by a district chief somewhere in Taipei, haha);
Third, the buses in Taiwan are very developed. It is recommended to apply for an Easy Card in advance. It is really super practical. You can use it in convenience stores and many merchants and museums.
Fourth, if you can try to use facebook to search for delicious food, instead of trusting the software in the mainland, there are too many pitfalls....
Eat fat X catties (probably the waist is so thick, gesture)
Use software: Try to use facebook to search for delicious food, instead of trusting the software in the mainland, there are too many pitfalls....
Reminder: the vegetable market is a good place to go, but the night market is not as wonderful as imagined~
About what is needed for entry
1. Document handling: 1. Taiwan travel permit for mainland residents; 2. Visa for mainland residents to go to Taiwan (G visa or L visa); 3. Taiwan personal information form; 4. Photo; 5. ID card; 6. Emergency contact identity 7. Student ID card or student certificate, etc.;
Important: It can be done online for about 200 yuan~ Theoretically, you can get the visa first and then buy the ticket~
2. Phone cards, try not to share them, renting wifi is not as convenient as buying a card directly, otherwise you have to charge the mobile wifi;
3. Transportation card: buy it directly in the mainland, and you can use it after getting off the plane~
