Taipei, Taiwan

Getting around Taipei

How to travel around Taipei — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. MRT

MRT — Photo: Daven Hsu · Pexels License · source

Clean, punctual and reaching almost everywhere, with an EasyCard covering it.

Cost: TWD 20–65

2. YouBike

Docked bike share with a dense network and riverside paths.

Cost: TWD 10 per 30 min

3. Taiwan High Speed Rail

Taipei to Kaohsiung in about 90 minutes down the west coast.

4. Buses

Comprehensive, and the way to reach Yangmingshan and the hills.

5. Taxi and Uber

Metered and honest by regional standards; Uber partners with licensed fleets.

Booking apps in Taiwan

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

Uber

Operates in partnership with licensed taxi fleets in Taiwan.

Coverage: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

EasyCard

Stored-value card for metro, bus, rail and convenience stores.

Coverage: Nationwide.

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Official booking for the west-coast high-speed line.

Coverage: Taipei to Kaohsiung corridor.