| Taipei Main StationThe Airport MRT, high-speed rail (THSR), TRA trains and the MRT Tamsui-Xinyi and Bannan lines all meet at Taipei Main Station; trips to and from Taoyuan Airport and high-speed trains to Taichung and Tainan all start here. |
Taoyuan Airport: Airport MRT express train to Taipei Main Station, about 36 min Songshan Airport: about 15 min to Taipei Main Station by MRT with a transfer |
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Those using the Airport MRT to and from Taoyuan Airport with lots of luggage who don't want to transfer |
Those who want night markets and street food right downstairs in the evening (you'll need the MRT to Ximending or Zhongshan, or a bit of a walk) |
| XimendingTaipei's liveliest youth shopping district. Step out of MRT Ximen Station (Bannan Line, Songshan-Xindian Line) straight into the pedestrian zone; Taipei Main Station is one stop away. |
Taoyuan Airport: Airport MRT 36 min + Bannan Line 1 stop to Ximen Songshan Airport: about 18 min to Ximen by MRT with a transfer |
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Those who want to shop and eat street food in the Ximending pedestrian zone in the evening |
Light sleepers who want quiet evenings (the pedestrian zone stays busy until late at night) |
| Zhongshan (Nanjing West Rd)Around MRT Zhongshan Station and Nanjing West Road, with department stores, small lane shops and cafés; Taipei Main Station is one stop away on the Tamsui-Xinyi Line. |
Taoyuan Airport: Airport MRT 36 min + Tamsui-Xinyi Line 1 stop to Zhongshan Songshan Airport: about 15 min to Zhongshan by MRT with a transfer |
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Those who want to browse the Nanxi department stores and the small shops and cafés in the lanes around Zhongshan Station |
Those whose plans center on shopping in the East District (Zhongxiao Fuxing, Zhongxiao Dunhua) (you'll need to change lines) |
| Xinyi (Taipei 101)The new city center around Taipei 101, the Xinyi shopping district's department stores and the World Trade Center halls, near MRT Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station (Tamsui-Xinyi Line) and Taipei City Hall Station (Bannan Line). Easy for shopping by day and 101 night views after dark. |
Taoyuan Airport: Airport MRT 36 min + MRT 10–14 min Songshan Airport: about 14 min to Taipei City Hall by MRT with a transfer |
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Those who want to walk to Taipei 101 and the Xinyi shopping district's department stores |
Those whose plans center on Ximending, Dadaocheng and Shilin Night Market and who would cross the city by MRT every day |
| Da'an · East DistrictFrom Zhongxiao Fuxing Station to Daan Forest Park, with department stores and the East District's lane shops and cafés. The MRT Bannan, Wenhu and Tamsui-Xinyi lines meet here, so Taipei 101 and Songshan Airport are both a direct ride. |
Taoyuan Airport: Airport MRT 36 min + Bannan Line 3 stops Songshan Airport: Wenhu Line direct to Zhongxiao Fuxing, about 7 min |
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Those using Songshan Airport who want the Wenhu Line straight to their hotel |
Those taking TRA trains, high-speed rail or the Airport MRT (all require getting to Taipei Main Station first) |