Taiwan High Speed Rail
- About
- Popular Routes
- Stations
- Reviews
- Schedule and Timetable
About Taiwan High Speed Rail
A railway journey is a convenient way to explore the country. No matter whether you are after a quintessentially old school experience with a slow long-haul train or a super modern highspeed express, a train travel allows you to get to your destination in style and enjoy the trip at its most. Taiwan High Speed Rail is one of the operators you can book a train ride with. Before confirming your booking, remember to check the date of your travel, class, price and conditions of your fare.
What are the Main Stations of Taiwan High Speed Rail ?
The main stations covered by Taiwan High Speed Rail ’s route map include
- Taichung HSR
- Taipei
- Zuoying
- Taoyuan HSR
- Yunlin
- Changhua
- Miaoli HSR
- Tainan HSR
- Nangang
- Banqiao
- Chiayi THSR
- Hsinchu HSR
What are the Most Popular Routes of Taiwan High Speed Rail ?
Here are some of the routes offered by Taiwan High Speed Rail which enjoy the greatest popularity with travellers:
- Taipei - Taoyuan City
- Taipei - Tainan
- Taoyuan City - Taipei
- Tainan - Taipei
- Taipei - Taichung
- Taipei - Zuoying
- Hsinchu - Taipei
- Taipei - Chiayi
- Taipei - Hsinchu
- Zuoying - Taipei
- Taichung - Taipei
- Banqiao - Taipei
- Chiayi - Taipei
- Taipei - Miaoli
- Taoyuan City - Tainan
- Tainan - Chiayi
- Taichung - Tainan
- Tainan - Zuoying
- Taichung - Zuoying
- Chiayi - Tainan
- Zuoying - Taoyuan City
- Zuoying - Tainan
- Taoyuan City - Taichung
- Zuoying - Taichung
- Taoyuan City - Hsinchu
- Taoyuan City - Chiayi
- Tainan - Taoyuan City
- Taichung - Taoyuan City
- Tainan - Hsinchu
- Taoyuan City - Zuoying
- Hsinchu - Tainan
- Tainan - Taichung
- Taipei - Changhua
- Zuoying - Chiayi
- Miaoli - Taipei
- Zuoying - Hsinchu
- Taoyuan City - Miaoli
- Changhua - Taipei
- Taichung - Chiayi
- Taipei - Yunlin
- Hsinchu - Zuoying
- Miaoli - Hsinchu
- Hsinchu - Miaoli
- Chiayi - Zuoying
- Zuoying - Banqiao
- Taichung - Banqiao
- Chiayi - Taoyuan City
- Chiayi - Taichung
- Banqiao - Zuoying
- Tainan - Banqiao
- Yunlin - Taoyuan City
- Miaoli - Zuoying
- Changhua - Zuoying
- Hsinchu - Taichung
- Banqiao - Taichung
- Banqiao - Tainan
- Yunlin - Taipei
- Zuoying - Miaoli
- Taichung - Hsinchu
- Banqiao - Chiayi
- Miaoli - Changhua
- Yunlin - Zuoying
- Taoyuan City - Yunlin
- Hsinchu - Chiayi
- Taichung - Nangang
- Changhua - Hsinchu
- Miaoli - Taichung
- Taoyuan City - Changhua
- Zuoying - Changhua
- Banqiao - Taoyuan City
- Yunlin - Tainan
- Miaoli - Banqiao
- Chiayi - Banqiao
- Chiayi - Hsinchu
- Tainan - Changhua
- Taoyuan City - Banqiao
- Yunlin - Chiayi
- Miaoli - Taoyuan City
- Chiayi - Nangang
- Miaoli - Chiayi
- Banqiao - Hsinchu
- Hsinchu - Taoyuan City
- Yunlin - Miaoli
- Hsinchu - Banqiao
- Changhua - Chiayi
- Banqiao - Changhua
- Nangang - Hsinchu
- Changhua - Miaoli
- Banqiao - Nangang
- Miaoli - Yunlin
- Chiayi - Yunlin
- Taipei - Nangang
- Tainan - Miaoli
- Zuoying - Yunlin
- Nangang - Yunlin
- Changhua - Taoyuan City
- Nangang - Taichung
- Changhua - Taichung
- Nangang - Zuoying
- Changhua - Yunlin
What are the Train Classes & Prices of Taiwan High Speed Rail ?
Depending on the length of your trip and your preferences you can choose a first or second class ticket in a sleeper coach for an overnight trip or opt for a hard or soft seat if available. Note that the choice of ticket classes depends both on the route and the length of your trip. Basically, your train may feature first class berths but you will not be able to book one if you are doing just a short two-hour stretch. In general, second class berths are a good choice for longer trips, and soft seats get you covered if your train ride is supposed to take under 4-5 hours.
Pros & Cons of Train Travel
Pros of Train Travel
- The best thing about railway travel is no traffic jams. Even on rush-hour, long weekends or during the high season
- An easy online booking process – you do not need to go to the railway station, which was the case in many places not so long ago!
- Prices for train tickets are usually more affordable compared to airplane tickets yet for certain destinations and trips the total travel time can be almost the same
- While rail travel is obviously slower than air travel, railway stations are often located in the centre of the city which saves you a sack of time getting to/from there while airports are almost always are quite a long way out of the city
- Travelling by night allows you to save on a hotel room and sleep well at the same time – opposite to a night bus where even the sleeping class is a huge compromise
- On certain routes luxury service is available
Cons of Train Travel
- For longer trips a train ride is definitely more time consuming than air journeys
- Trains do ride on schedule but being out of schedule is not unheard of for train travel – and delays can be huge, so if you are planning a connection to your flight, carefully check the time your train arrives at the station and think twice.
- Cleanliness is sometimes an issue with second and third class tickets, and with toilets, too.
- If your train makes a lot of stops, in some cases it is difficult to figure out when to get off as stops are not always clearly announced or marked with the exception of an electronic screen.
Taiwan High Speed Rail Stations
Taoyuan HSRYunlinChanghuaTaichung HSRTaipeiMiaoli HSRTainan HSRNangangZuoyingBanqiaoChiayi THSRHsinchu HSR
Taiwan High Speed Rail Company Reviews
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Mia Make sure to read the instructions carefully because the voucher you get is NOT a ticket, you still have to convert it online (on the official train website) to get a ticket.
Train#857 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Aug 28, 2026
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Chin CStaff is efficient, friendly and helpful.
Good experience with the ride
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 1, 2026
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Mangesh SExcellent service by local staff and easy to travel.
Train#822 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Mar 27, 2026
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Sanjib GIt was a wonderful experience altogether and I would like to avail the service again on my next visit.
Train#821 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 4, 2026
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Roanne LFast and convenient
Train#833 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jan 25, 2026
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Roanne LFast, convenient and comfortable
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jan 20, 2026
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Thorsten TCant change the seat and cant get a QR code ticket from the official site, very complicated
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jan 10, 2026
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Aneta WOn time, well organised, quick pleasure to travel with
Train#818 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Dec 2, 2025
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Viki KNot very clear all the steps. Website made me repeat info to often
Train#829 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Sep 28, 2025
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Philip MThe journey was perfect, the train is very impressive.
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Sep 27, 2025
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Lisa VThe experience was fine but 12Go Asia brought absolutely zero convenience. We still had to make another reservation and go to the office for our tickets. I'll just book directly with the operator next time.
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Sep 20, 2025
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Yuval RThe seat was not reserved for us. We had to wait for an hour and a half to get the reserved seat
Train#830 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Aug 31, 2025
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Kristina Booking the train was super easy and quick. The only information for all those who want to book a train ticket here. The document you get is not a ticket and you have to follow the instructions so that you can get the right ticket for the train. You will also need to collect it at the station before your journey.
The train is super comfortable, lots of legroom and there is free Wi-Fi on board.
Train#850 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 19, 2025
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Kristina Booking the train was super easy and quick. The only information for all those who want to book a train ticket here. The document you get is not a ticket and you have to follow the instructions so that you can get the right ticket for the train. You will also need to collect it at the station before your journey.
The train is super comfortable, lots of legroom and there is free Wi-Fi on board.
Train#809 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 19, 2025
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Michael WWe booked our roundtrip HSR tickets from Taipei to Taichung (and back again) through 12go and it was super easy and convenient. Everything went smoothly with no pain points and Taiwan’s HSR system is fast, efficient, and a joy to ride.
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 1, 2025
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Michael WWe booked our roundtrip HSR tickets from Taipei to Taichung through 12go and it was super easy and convenient. Everything went smoothly with no pain points and Taiwan’s HSR system is fast, efficient, and a joy to ride.
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 1, 2025
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Georgia TGreat way to travel, remember you have to convert your ticket first, the QR code won’t get you in. Staff were helpful at the train station
Train#829 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Apr 25, 2025
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XUAN DEfficient, onetime, clean and very comfortable 👌
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 18, 2025
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Udiyavar UHSR in Taiwan state of the art train service and the Main Taipei station was just 5 minutes walk from our hotel .We enjoyed the ride which was very smooth
Train#850 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Dec 3, 2024
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John AOn time and good free wi-fi. Booking process efficent even with the multi stage seat confirmation process. Then a great link from Taoyuan HSR to the airport
Train#834 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Nov 9, 2023
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Nattapong SSo many problem when I come to station. The officer don’t let us use the voucher until we come 4 people. And it need passport get tickets too. It kind of strange? We travel in country anyway?
Train#829 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Oct 8, 2023
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Joey CVery nice. Keep it up.
Train#854 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jul 2, 2023
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Tamir SEverything excellent, except the very unclear explanation on how to get the actual ticket with seating
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jul 1, 2023
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Henry SGreat.. easy to redeem
No problem at all
Thanks 12go
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 22, 2023
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Yavuz EIt took me a long time to get the reservation confirmation. The information on the web site was not very clear.
Train Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 18, 2023
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Dirk LHad a good trip to Tainan, it tool only a long time to get the boarding ticket at the station.
Train#841 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Dec 22, 2021
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Roger MI'm foreigner in Taiwan, so my tickets were valid. My gf is Taiwanese, her tickets were not valid. We lost $100.. You should communicate it more clear on top that this page is only for travellers and not for local people. I've overlooked it. Maybe mark it red for better visibility
Train#648 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 16, 2021
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Helaine Great Service
Train#148 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 9, 2020
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Helaine Thank you great service
Train#153 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 9, 2020
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Helaine Great trip. Great Service
Train#1652 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 5, 2020
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Patricia Great service, spacious, on time. Excellent value.
Train#813 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Feb 2, 2020
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Lars Good treatment quiet and nice in the wagons. Good service!
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Train#129 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jan 15, 2020
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Brenda Everything went smooth. We exchanged the voucher the day before travel & only waited minutes in the line up to do this. I checked the price directly with the HSR & it was the same as that offered by 12go.asia. The online booking process was quick & easy & we had reserved seats. I’ll use 12go.asia again!
Train#625 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jan 9, 2020
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Corianne Very easy to exchange the voucher into the ticket - no lines in the middle of a work day and I went the day before I wanted to travel. When exchanging I could still pick a new time and date, and they asked if I wanted to reserve a seat, which I did. Train journey was great and all signs in English, so you don’t have to worry about not understanding.
It seems though that by booking through 12go Asia I did not book a specific ticket to go on this specific train, as at the ticket counter I could still change the date and the time. This was not clear from the 12go Asia site - they make it appear as if you book a specific train (like when you book a train in Europe). The only thing you basically do is get a voucher to get a train ticket. I’m not sure what the added value is of 12go Asia here if they don’t reserve anything for you. Next time I will probably just buy at the ticket counter at the Taipei Station.
Train#829 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jan 3, 2020
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Anne-Maria Great, fast, clean train. We did not have a reserved seat, that would have made it 5*. We could sit though, but no idea how te reserve a dedicated seat on 12go.asia.
Train#651 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Dec 14, 2019
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TZONG Very good
Train#648 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Dec 9, 2019
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Angela Great trip
Train#1214 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Nov 28, 2019
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Eduard good
Train#1250 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Nov 11, 2019
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Eduard good and no hassle
Train#803 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Nov 11, 2019
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Rika Clean train, very fast and smooth journey
Train#610 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Nov 8, 2019
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Ali Trıp was good. Personnel was helpful. One comment: It takes long time to wait in ticketing lines to exchange the voucher for a ticket. Also, the personnel cannot easily locate the reservation number on the voucher : If you cannot come up with a common format so that the MSRT personal will be instantly familiar, at least you can have the code printed in big size at the top of the voucher to attract the attention. Thanks.
Train#1563 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jul 31, 2019
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Thomas Very punctual and tourist friendly.
Train#834 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 6, 2019
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Lee The fast train was fast and efficient. Well done!
Train#125 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jun 3, 2019
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zulkernean Staffs at counter were very friendly and helpful
Train#618 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), May 14, 2019
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ANDREA DTrain#818 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Sep 7, 2026
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ANDREA DTrain#837 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Sep 3, 2026
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Leonid KTrain#849 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Aug 30, 2026
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WEERANICH STrain#830 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Aug 17, 2026
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WEERANICH STrain#846 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jul 29, 2026
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Khwanburee BTrain#841 Standard Seat, Taiwan High Speed Rail (Taiwan High Speed Rail ), Jul 25, 2026