Taiwan

Taichung

The hub of central Taiwan. Rail here means a single metro line, so most journeys fall to the city buses.

The MRT is one line, the Green Line, so city buses carry most trips. Get a stored-value card such as an EasyCard. On buses tap on and tap off; a missed tap-off locks the card out of distance-fare buses only. The much-quoted free 10 km is for residents and a few local groups, not visitors. Contactless cards and QR codes open only the wide accessible gate by the MRT info desk. The metro skips Taichung Station: a TRA local train from Xinwuri, next to the HSR station, takes about 15 minutes. The airport has no rail, only buses and taxis.

Fares & payment

Taichung MRT Green Line (台中捷運) 20〜50 TWD ≈ $0.6–2 VISAMastercardJCB銀聯

Taiwan Railway (TRA) 22 TWD ≈ $0.7 —

Taichung City Bus (臺中市市區公車) 15 TWD ≈ $0.5 —

YouBike 2.0 10 TWD ≈ $0.3 —

Taxis and ride-hailing (計程車) 205〜1,115 TWD ≈ $6–35 —

Taichung International Airport (RMQ) 15〜20 TWD ≈ $0.5–0.6 —

Estimates use exchange rates as of September 18, 2026