Taipei City Introduction for New Visitors

 

Geographic coordinates

 

25.0333° N, 121.6333° E

 

Airport Code

 

TPE

 

Airport Name

 

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) near Taipei City is a major international airport

Taipei Songshan Airport (IATA: TSA, ICAO: RCSS) for mostly domestic flights

 

Taipei Taoyuan Airport to City

 

The distance between Taipei Taoyuan International Airport and Taipei city is approximately 50 Km.

Taipei Taoyuan International airport and Taipei City are conveniently connected by Shuttle buses, Taxicabs, and private cars.

The Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT (train) System is scheduled to begin service in 2017 and will link the airport terminal to Taipei City.

 

More Information about Taipei, Taiwan

 

Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. Taipei city is located in northern Taiwan in the Taipei Basin.

Taipei is bordered by the Xindian River on the south and the Tamsui River in the west.

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Area

 

104.9 square Miles

 

Population (Urban)

 

7,438,000

 

Languages

 

Chinese (Taiwanese/ Mandarin) is the main language.

English is spoken in hotels, mall shops, big restaurants, at tourist attractions, and popular tourist places in the Taipei area.

Street signs in Taipei are in Chinese and English.