Taiwan

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Hi,
The best bus to take would be the Airbus East to the Hyatt. If they can drop you off at Taipei City Hall MRT, then you can take the MRT to Yongchun MRT and walk a bit. OR Take a cab from the Hyatt (Not too far) Fare for bus is NTD145. Cab fare can be About NTD130-

153 Songshan is outside Wufenpu.
Wan Tai Hotel .

http://www.wan-tai.com.tw/

Map of area around Yongchun:

http://home.trtc.com.tw/INFO92/Lmap.asp?SID=094

I am going to be in Taiwan for a month and want to know how much I should take out. I plan to be backpacking around the island, seeing as much as I can, and am going to try to be as frugal and cheap as I can be. Also I was wondering should I just wait until I land at the Taibei airport and just take out money there at an ATM (assuming there is an ATM…)? Any insight would be most appreciated!

Taiwan is a great place to travel around cheaply. Taiwan is highly developed with prices higher than most other Asian countries, yet is still relatively cheap by western standards. The food is amazing and only $2-3 USD at the cheaper restaurants.

Taiwan’s got excellent travel infrastructure that’s very good value by any standard. There are heavy discounts on the slower trains or buses, but fast trains are still reasonably priced. Check out http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/index/index.aspx for Taiwan Rail prices or http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/ for the HSR prices (High Speed Rail – aka, bullet train). While you can save half or more by taking the slowest trains, in my opinion it’s not worth it to pull in to _every single stop_ on the line.

Students are eligible for an unlimited 10-day Taiwan Rail pass (~$45 USD). Even if you don’t have a student card, _anyone_ under 30 can get a Youth Travel Card to enjoy discounts at a huge variety of locations, like restaurants and museums. Highly recommended for the budget traveler. See http://www.youthtravel.tw for infos.

Hitchhiking works, but it’s an uncommon sight in Taiwan. I’ve done it half a dozen times, but usually didn’t get a ride quickly. But in all cases the Taiwanese were really nice, sometimes going way out of their way and twice offering me a beer!

Accommodation will likely be your biggest expense. Figure $10-15 USD per night in Taipei hostels. Here again, I wouldn’t go for cheapest–you’ll get a much better experience by paying that little bit more. I highly recommend Eight Elephants Hostel or The Cat’s Pajamas Hostel over anything else in Taipei–you won’t regret it! For other cities which may not have hostels, you might have to ask around for homestays (民宿 – minsu) or grab a cheap hotel room for ~$20 (all prices are generally lower outside of Taipei). Of course the best frugal travel advice is to not travel alone. Not only is it more fun, splitting the cost of rooms can save a bundle.

I’ve had good experiences too in Taiwan with couchsurfing.org, but you’ll need to contact hosts way ahead of time and likely give up a lot of travel flexibility by locking down your travel schedule. The great thing with couchsurfing is, in addition to staying for free, you’ll likely get treated to traditional foods and taken cool, off-the-beaten-path places by a self-appointed tour guide.

ATMs are everywhere and that’s usually the best option as long as your home bank doesn’t have outrageous fees for overseas transactions. Most people have no trouble accessing their cash, but bring ~$40 to exchange at the airport just in case there’s an issue. That will cover the bus ride from the airport and first night at least.

So overall $15-20/day if you don’t mind low-rated hostels and spending most of the day on a train, ~$30/day and up if you splurge on some extra comfort, speed and fun experiences.

6/27/2009
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I have to make a stopover in Taiwan, and I am trying to decide whether to stay at a hotel near the airport for convinience, or a cheaper place in the city. Also, if it is easy to get to the city, are there any cheap ($20 and less range) places that you can recommend?
How long does it take from the airport to the city? My morning flight is at 9, and I tend to move pretty slow in the morning

Quite easy!

The cheapest and easiest way is to just get the bus which costs around 100NT – 120NT. (3-4$)

The buses usually run every 30 – 45 mins.

It takes about 45 – 70 mins to get to the city center (well Taipei Main Station) depending on traffic.

The train is a little more expensive and in my opinion – less convenient.

Have a safe trip and a wonderful stay in Taipei!

from Henry baidu.

one of the rare times seeing Henry w/o managers or the other members or bodyguards. The fans were all so close but at least they behaved. SJM should go to Taiwan in 2009!

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I’m going out of the U.S. to Taiwan for a week, and I want to bring back possibly 10 cartons of cigarettes. Will airport security allow it? How many can I bring back? Are there any loopholes to bring them back? My friend said to remove the packs out of the cartons and stick them along the walls of the luggagecase, which worked for her. Anyway to stick more?
A carton of newports around here in cali is about $32-35, overseas is way cheaper, half price and a little more, I would say 13-14 bucks a carton and lower. And i’m not bringing them into taiwan, im bringing them back to the US.

I know with liquor, you are allowed so many bottles coming back from the caribbean and if you go over you just pay the duty your over on the purchase price. So on $100 you would pay $10.00 (It’s usually 10% on liquor)

Your going to Taiwan so I would check how many cigarettes you are allowed to bring into Taiwan. Go to that customs website.

Good Luck.

Hey, the last two times I went to Taiwan I stopped in Tokyo at Narita airport. This time I might have to go through Hong Kong. Will I have any trouble? Will people be rude? I know the mainlanders don’t really like the islanders.

Thanks!

No.

As long as you pass in either Japan or Hong Kong, I don’t think there will be problems for you.

A Slovakian couple married in Taiwan yesterday after their flights were canceled because of volcanic disruptions in Iceland. Thirty-two-year-old Juraj Hegyi and his wife Zuzana Marcekova exchanged vows inside a chapel at Taiwan’s airport hotel after their flights were delayed for four days.

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i heard from my friend that in taiwan airport they are taking airport charge. 200 usd for return ticket. is it so?????

hong kong is ok ,but taiwan definitely need