Taipei Local Transportation - Helpful Information for Visitors

Taipei MRT
(Subway/ Metro trains)

Taipei Mass Rapid Transit [MRT] (Taipei Metro):

Taipei has six MRT lines crisscrossing through the greater Taipei Metro area.

Taipei MRT is also is known as Taipei Metro 6 lines are Color-coded and are Named.

1). Brown line  - Wenhu line

2). Red Line - Tamsui–Xinyi line

3). Green Line - Songshan–Xindian line

4). Orange Line - Zhonghe–Xinlu line

5). Blue Line - Bannan line

6). Yellow Line - Circular line

Every MRT Line in Taipei has its own themed music and announcements.

Announcements inside MRT is done in 4 languages - Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, and English.

The MRT in Taipei is frequent, travels to most attractions, and fairly inexpensive.

Taipei MRT runs from 6 AM until midnight.

For your convenience buy an EasyCard (reloadable smartcard) at any MRT station.

EasyCard saves the time of purchasing new tickets every time you go on the MRT in Taipei.

EasyCard can be easily reloaded as needed at any Taipei MRT station or 7-11 convenience stores in Taipei.

EasyCard Stores value card NT$500 (Deposit NT$100 Stored value NT$400).

EasyCard in Taipei offers a 20% discount on fares when using an Easycard compared to single-trip ticket fares.

Easycard can be used both on MRT and Buses.

Another option is to buy an MRT or Metro tourist day-pass.

Tourist day-pass is a good value only if you are planning to use the MRT and public buses in Taipei a lot in ONE day.

A 1-day unlimited metro pass cost NTD180.

MRT rates are pretty cheap; for example, Taipei station all the way up north end to Tamsui station is NTD50 one way.

You can find out detailed information about fares for the MRT at the Taipei Metro Website

Taipei Public Bus

Taipei Public Bus service:

In Taipei, the public bus system is called the Taipei Joint Bus System comprised of 15 individual Bus Companies.

The Taipei Joint Bus System buses serve the greater metropolitan area of Taipei, Taiwan.

The Taipei City Traffic Bureau is administrative agency managing routes and fare systems of public buses in Taipei.

Each bus route is numbered and is usually operated by a single bus company except a few that are coordinated by two companies.

Taipei public buses are very efficient and inexpensive; however, you need to know your bus number and stop name (written in Chinese) as English is very limited on the public buses.

Taipei metro also operates a GPS based e-bus system to provide bus timings and location info online as well as at smart bus stops.

More information available at the e-bus website (Chinese Only)

Taipei Hop-on Hop-off Bus for Tourist:

Taipei also has the option of Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour bus which takes away the hassle of figuring out.

Taipei MRT or public bus stop routes and transfers. We have provided a link below to the Taipei Hop-on Hop-off bus.

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Taipei Local Transport Tips

Tips for riding MRT and Public Bus in Taipei:

- Buy an EasyCard (aka Yoyo Card) to escape from the hassle of buying a ticket every time you want to take MRT or Bus in Taipei.

  EasyCard is a stored-value card like the Octopus card in Hong Kong.

  Adult/child EasyCards sell for NT$500/300, of which NT$100 is a deposit.

  In addition to Taipei MRT rides (which the card gives you a discount on fare), it also works in buses in the Taipei area.

  You can reload EasyCard at any MRT station or 7-11 convenience store.

  When you are leaving Taipei just returned EasyCard back to any MRT station.

  You will get back your deposit as well as any remaining value on the EasyCard.

- Hop-on Hop-off Bus in Taipei provides a good and hassle free way to see Taipei top attractions.