Hie everyone, i will be going to Taiwan this year May for 8days.
Still havent work out my itinerary yet, this will be the rough one.

Taipei > Yilan > Hualien (Taroko Gorge Hot Springs) > Kaoshiung > Kenting >Tainan > Chiayi > Taichung > Taipei

Can i travel according to the routes above?

That is so bloody expensive for a no-frills carrier like Air Asia X. EVA Air can give you around RM1200+. So does China Airlines.


I think you meant Business Class as CI doesn't offer First Class service to Malaysia. And RM2.5k for Business Class on China Airlines to TPE is a promotional price and extremely rare. The usual price is around RM 3.5k - RM4.5k.

This post has been edited by MilesAndMore: Jan 16 2011, 11:43 AM

hey guys and gals! what is the lowest price for air ticket to taipei? i surveyed AA and noticed the lowest it can go is RM343. Any lower prices?
Thax for info!

Is it 1 or 2 way bro ? If one way is the normal lowest i guess. There were RM0 before and special RM117 i guess but not anymore..Should back end of the year ..

doggie clothes shopping at Linjiang street market!!!

Hi, I got a quotation from a Taiwan taxi driver. Anyone can give me an opinion for the below itenary.

-DAY 1-下午抵达台湾>>-到台中>>逢甲夜宿館
-DAY 2-台中市-天長地久吊橋(觸口)--奮起湖-阿里山森林遊樂區區-大峰度假山庄 (fare 5000NTD)
-DAY3-阿里山森林遊樂區區-玉山看日出-夫妻樹-梅子夢工坊-日月潭九族文化村 --清境- 观星园 民宿 (fare 5800NTD)
-DAY 4 青青草原-合歡山-太魯閣國家公園--清水斷崖--傳統藝術中心--礁溪溫泉民宿 (fare7000NTD)
-DAY 5-礁溪溫泉--金瓜石--九份-野柳-淡水漁人碼頭--台北民宿(fare 5000NTD)

DAY 1 - Taipei airport - Tai Chung .
DAY 2 - TaiChung city, Alishan Forest Recreation Area
DAY 3 - Alishan Forest Recreation Area, Jade Mountain (sunrise),
DAY 4- Hehuan Peaks ,Taroko,Water cliff - and benevolence
DAY 5 - Chinkuashih , Jiu Fen, Yeh Liu, Lover’s Bridge & Fisherman Wharf

p/s : Accomodation, entrace fee are not included. It is expensive? We have 4 ppl will go there in March.
Very appreciate your commend.

Thank you.

Once you arrive in Taipei Taoyuan Airport, you can take the UBus shuttle bus to the Taiwan High Speed Rail Taoyuan station that costs NT$30/person. From there you will then transfer to the Taiwan High Speed Rail that takes only about 40 minutes to get to Taichung and the train ticket is NT$520/person. After that, i think you can charter a taxi to Alishan from Taichung which will be a lot cheaper. Anyway, Alishan is a tourist spot. You may want to check as there might be regular bus service to Alishan from Taichung which will be definitely much cheaper. Taxi in Taiwan generally cost an arm and leg. Taipei City has a very good public transportation system. Therefore when you're in Taipei, you can get around the city depends solely on its MRT and bus.

is it advisable to go taipei on 15th Oct this year? some of my friends say it's still summer and rainy season.......but i saw the chart on first page, the rainy season has (almost) past, summer also, Oct supposed to be going into fall. anyone here has experienced Oct weather before?

It is advisable that you go there in December as it is colder. Usually around 20°C. January - March usually are the coldest months. October is like typhoon season, if the past is any indication

Anyway, it usually rains a lot in January. Just went there for 1 week last week and there wasn't a day that it did not rain. Everyone was holding an umbrella wherever they go. All the hotels usually provide an umbrella to all hotel guests (must be returned of course).

hmm i chk eva air & china airlines,, their air ticket around 1.5k-1.8k for march, while AA the highest around 1k+ for round trip per person. so if 2 ppl is around 1k exp than our AA if v take those eva air & china airlines.

That is because the cheapest air fares are all sold out. Besides, there is a school holiday in March. Therefore, it is no surprise that most flights are already near capacity by now.

i prepare to went taiwan at mid of feb... just round the taipei... got any cheap hotel for suggestion??? i been curious if i take china airline which their flight is 8am n i need reach airport by 6am... got any transport??? how much ar???

Taxi in Malaysia midnight rate is depending from your location.
In Taipei, proper airport limo rate is NTD1200, no matter it's night or day. If you nego with street taxi to pick you up, maybe you get like NTD 800 to NTD 1100.. definitely cheaper than NTD1200.

Cheap hotel, define your budget. To me anything below RM300 is cheap enough to consider. Plenty of choices already with RM300. Taiwan hotel is generally cheaper than most other places in the world, for the quality we get.

I just came back from taiwan last week..You can try "Fun Taipei Backpackers" from www.hostels.com.

Overall the room is clean and have nice view and the location is strategic..just take a lift downstairs and there is 7-Eleven right below the building and u walk across the street is Shihlin Night Market. 5 mins walk to Jiantan MRT.

The rent is about RM40-RM45 per person per night

My rating: Location---> 10/10
Price------>10/10
Room-----> 8/10

Just back last week...
You can try this driver...Very honest and kind!!! Price are reasonable!!!
He charged me:
Day 1---> Taichung to Puli to Cingjing NTD3000
Day 2---> Cingjing Area NTD3000 (Cancelled because the Hostel owner provide free transportation)
Day 2---> Cingjing to Hehuanshan to Taroko Gorge to Hualien NTD5000 (Very long trip & worth the money)
Day 3---> Hualien to Yilan to Jiufen/Keelung to Taipei NTD3500
(Journey start from as early as 8.30am till late at night without extra charge)

Oh ya...His Toyota Wish is just 2 months old!!! Very Comfortable....

Can I get any hotel or hostel below RM250 below for a room which good location or easier for me??? so there will be no public transport at that time??? is eva air better or china airlines??? both oso 20kg check in luggage???

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Added on January 23, 2011, 11:54 pmreally??? the toilet is sharing rite??? the bed ok ma??? cos my frenz don like hard bed if not he will get no enough sleep o.... hahaha

This post has been edited by MandyG: Jan 23 2011, 11:54 PM

if u ok with ard rm250 per nite then mayb u can try YMCA Taipei. I stayed there a couple of weeks ago, nice n spacious enough room for me. Location is fantastic as its right beside Taipei Main Station n very easy to get around places.

Ensuite toilet not sharing

so the bed ok ma??? the environment is it like wat shown in the pic???

Both are good actually. Some however, will tell you China Airlines cabin crews are friendlier.