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TPE → Taipei · head to head

Airport MRT express to Taipei Main StationorBus 1819 to Taipei Bus Station?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 1819 to Taipei Bus Station is cheaper by up to NT$27. The Bus 1819 to Taipei Bus Station fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Airport MRT express to Taipei Main Station is quicker: 37 min against 55 min.

Airport MRT express to Taipei Main Station: 05:58–22:58. Bus 1819 to Taipei Bus Station: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in TWD. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAirport MRT express to Taipei Main StationBus 1819 to Taipei Bus StationDifference
1NT$160from NT$133up to NT$27
2NT$320from NT$266up to NT$54
3NT$480from NT$399up to NT$81
4NT$640from NT$532up to NT$108
5NT$800from NT$665up to NT$135
6NT$960from NT$798up to NT$162
7NT$1,120from NT$931up to NT$189
8NT$1,280from NT$1,064up to NT$216

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Express Train · Taoyuan Metro CorporationAirport MRT express to Taipei Main Station
From
Airport Terminal 1 station (A12), under Terminal 1; or Terminal 2 station (A13)
To
Taipei Main Station (A1), for the Taipei Metro, THSR and Taiwan Railway
Runs
05:58–22:58
Journey
37 min

Express trains are purple and stop only at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and New Taipei Industrial Park on the way; the blue commuter train stops everywhere.

From Terminal 2 the ride is 39 minutes.

Airport MRT express to Taipei Main Station: price for every party size

See Taoyuan Metro's tickets
1819 · Kuo-Kuang Motor TransportBus 1819 to Taipei Bus Station
From
Terminal 1 bus area, B1 of the arrivals hall; or Terminal 2, east side of the arrivals hall
To
Taipei Bus Station, next to Taipei Main Station
Runs
All night
Journey
55 min

Round the clock: every 10 to 15 minutes from 23:30 to 02:00, every 20 to 30 until 05:50, then about every 40 minutes by day, with gaps of up to 70 minutes before 08:40.

It leaves Terminal 2 first and calls at Terminal 1 on the way to Taipei.

Bus 1819 to Taipei Bus Station: price for every party size

See Kuo-Kuang's site

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