[OFFICIAL] Taiwan Guide and Taiwan related matters - Part 9

[calkel20]

planning trip est 23rd Nov to 1st Dec 2024 (Kaohsuing -> Taichung -> Taipei)

but I got problem w air tickets, this is my input:

multi city search
1) 23rd Nov 2024 sg to kaohsiung
2) 1st Dec 2024 taipei to sg

Scoot
1) 23rd Nov 2024 sg to kaohsiung (no flights available)
2) 1st Dec 2024 taipei to sg (flights w various timing available)

China airlines
1) 23rd Nov 2024 sg to kaohsiung (only 1 flight evening time)
2) 1st Dec 2024 taipei to sg (early morning 8+ or night 8pm roll over to nxt day +1 day means pay extra?)

SQ airlines
1) 23rd Nov 2024 sg to kaohsiung (no flights available)
2) 1st Dec 2024 taipei to sg (afternoon 2+ & evening 5+ flight)

Cathay Pacific
1) 23rd Nov 2024 sg to kaohsiung (1am+ w stopover in hong kong, total close to 9 hrs to reach)
2) 1st Dec 2024 taipei to sg (morning 10+ flight w stopover in hong kong, total close to 8 hrs to reach)

is the above 4 only airlines available? for both scoot & sq, how many times they fly direct to kaohsiung? cause it seems like whole nov no flight schedule to there. pls help, thanks.

Seems like so many bottle neck.
You so many days, why you want to chiong every where? Got time meh?

 

[freshvibes]

Really need to look at their official schedule when they closed before and after cny.
No hard and fast rule.
This year, they are off starting on Thursday and typically one week or max like 9 days totally off.
I went to Taoyuan and Keelung during CNY.
Even the miaokou nm is not fully open on day 2.
So it is really up to you if you want to travel, hotels price might not be the cheapest, but flight cost almost as good as other day.

Oh I see.. Do you mind sharing your itinerary? How long were you there?

 

[Tsoukalos]

Seems like so many bottle neck.
You so many days, why you want to chiong every where? Got time meh?

cause my last trip was entirely in taipei due to family reason. got a friend in kaoshiung so wana go visit him. anyway, think will stay 1 night in Taipei before ghost up via HSR. wonder why internal flight also got stopover eg at penghu issit to boost internal tourism?

 

[calkel20]

Oh I see.. Do you mind sharing your itinerary? How long were you there?

Hi! All itinerary different.
You can even go tamshui and spend a whole day there with visits to the 天元宮 for sakura.
This really based on weather for that period.
Jiufen and keelung is a day.
Houtong. shifen is one day liao.
Not hard to plan.

Do plan it like any other day in Taiwan

 

[calkel20]

cause my last trip was entirely in taipei due to family reason. got a friend in kaoshiung so wana go visit him. anyway, think will stay 1 night in Taipei before ghost up via HSR. wonder why internal flight also got stopover eg at penghu issit to boost internal tourism?

Internal flight where？
Visit him in kaohsiung, then you are better off like 3-4 days there.
Put big bags in taipei and travel light lor.

 

[freshvibes]

Hi! All itinerary different.
You can even go tamshui and spend a whole day there with visits to the 天元宮 for sakura.
This really based on weather for that period.
Jiufen and keelung is a day.
Houtong. shifen is one day liao.
Not hard to plan.

Do plan it like any other day in Taiwan

Jiufen and Houtong are open during the first few days?

Just wondering how did you settle your meals when many places are closed? Did you stay in an airbnb or hotel?

 

[twosix]

Jiufen and Houtong are open during the first few days?

Just wondering how did you settle your meals when many places are closed? Did you stay in an airbnb or hotel?

Fast food restaurants are open. Night markets are open. Not all r closed.

 

[calkel20]

Jiufen and Houtong are open during the first few days?

Just wondering how did you settle your meals when many places are closed? Did you stay in an airbnb or hotel?

Will be opened but not necessary spoilt for choice.
For example says Keelung, those booths that sells sashimi at nm(day time) are not working, probably no fishing boats out there.
I will say like 70% are opened.
For food, major restaurants like DTF may be opened, but note on the closing hours.
If really no food, 7-11, family marts, Pizza huts will still be there for u.
Of course cannot say to be choosy or not.

Some ref for you

 

[calkel20]

Am sure my sharing give you some insight info.
No hard and fast rules, only one that I encounter after 6pm that even mcd closed is during typhoon time.

 

[Tsoukalos]

Internal flight where？
Visit him in kaohsiung, then you are better off like 3-4 days there.
Put big bags in taipei and travel light lor.

sure, will consider that option.

internal flight say taipei to kaohsiung eg. china airlines takes about 5 hrs with about 1 hr 45 min stopover in hong kong airport. why got stopover? isn't it like within same country sorry but i don't really understand why

 

[calkel20]

sure, will consider that option.

internal flight say taipei to kaohsiung eg. china airlines takes about 5 hrs with about 1 hr 45 min stopover in hong kong airport. why got stopover? isn't it like within same country sorry but i don't really understand why

Siao boh.
You not first time travel to Taiwan, people take HSR, u want to take flight.
Coz u chose Taoyuan to KHH ma.
Did u check songshan to KHH? Even that, I doubt u find any since now has HSR.

 

[Thanatos_Wraiths]

I would love to but going with family friends and they can only go during school holiday.

Try the March school one week holiday.
A bit rush but 9 days max to play with

 

[Thanatos_Wraiths]

oh goodness. so no other airlines then other than those i mention? u from taipei fly kaohsiung fly which airline? & u book from sg? cause i no do before. but i gotta go kaoshiung as 1st stop

Was you thinking Taipei to Kaohsiung by air is easier since you are arriving Taiwan by air?

Save yourself the agony of figuring out the domestic flight and you will be saving time via HSR or flying direct to Kaohsiung from Singapore.

I think there is also no direct flight from Songshan to Kaohsiung. Usually at least a stop over and the flight time will be more than 2.5 hrs. HSR from Tayuan to Zuoying is about 1.5hrs only.

Your 2 best options are

CI SIN to KHH or
SIN to TPE, then Taoyuan to Zuoying via HSR

 

[Tsoukalos]

Was you thinking Taipei to Kaohsiung by air is easier since you are arriving Taiwan by air?

Save yourself the agony of figuring out the domestic flight and you will be saving time via HSR or flying direct to Kaohsiung from Singapore.

I think there is also no direct flight from Songshan to Kaohsiung. Usually at least a stop over and the flight time will be more than 2.5 hrs. HSR from Tayuan to Zuoying is about 1.5hrs only.

Your 2 best options are

CI SIN to KHH or
SIN to TPE, then Taoyuan to Zuoying via HSR

Ya u right cause I thought air to air be easier but seems like too long & ex. So I will most likely go w 2nd option liao.

 

[luckygal]

Try the March school one week holiday.
A bit rush but 9 days max to play with

March got school holiday?

 

[naxchua]

Try the March school one week holiday.
A bit rush but 9 days max to play with

march air tix is super expensive and scoot almost fully booked for all their flight during march holidays....

 

[ApeTruelove]

march air tix is super expensive and scoot almost fully booked for all their flight during march holidays....

Even Sch holiday ticket taiwanese airlines still cheaper than scoot and now they have natas fair promo

 

[twosix]

Singaporeans are the biggest group to taiwan in 2023 among SEA, even more than malaysians.

 

[noobzpro]

booked a trip in april for a week to taiwan since scoot so cheap. any recommendations? looking at taichung coz taipei nothing much to do.

 

[calkel20]

Was you thinking Taipei to Kaohsiung by air is easier since you are arriving Taiwan by air?

Save yourself the agony of figuring out the domestic flight and you will be saving time via HSR or flying direct to Kaohsiung from Singapore.

I think there is also no direct flight from Songshan to Kaohsiung. Usually at least a stop over and the flight time will be more than 2.5 hrs. HSR from Tayuan to Zuoying is about 1.5hrs only.

Your 2 best options are

CI SIN to KHH or
SIN to TPE, then Taoyuan to Zuoying via HSR

Just checked with my taiwanese colleague. Told me such taipei-kaohsiung, stopped since HSR in service liao.