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Paladin Brewer
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 Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:53 am Post subject: Flying from Incheon to kaohsiung (Taiwan) |
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| So, I need to fly from Incheon to kaohsiung airport in Taiwan. It seems that most flights to Taiwan go to Taoyuan. Anyone ever fly here that can help me out? :/ |
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kardisa
Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:01 am Post subject: |
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| I lived in Taiwan for a year. I wouldn't bother flying directly to Kaohsiung, as the flights are almost certainly more expensive than those going to Taoyuan. My advice? Fly into Taoyuan, take the shuttle from the airport to the HSR station (I think it's something like 30NT), then take the HSR from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung (Zuoying station). It takes about an hour and a half and costs 1,250 NT or so. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:05 am Post subject: |
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| kardisa wrote: |
| I lived in Taiwan for a year. I wouldn't bother flying directly to Kaohsiung, as the flights are almost certainly more expensive than those going to Taoyuan. My advice? Fly into Taoyuan, take the shuttle from the airport to the HSR station (I think it's something like 30NT), then take the HSR from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung (Zuoying station). It takes about an hour and a half and costs 1,250 NT or so. |
I also recommend doing this. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Taiwan is tiny. Just fly to Taoyuan. |
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Paladin Brewer
Joined: 25 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Meh thats the airport my friend wants me to fly into cause it's where he lives. I'll already be getting there at like 11pm 
On top of that Im having trouble buying the ticket anyway. I cant make international purchases with my check card, and if I use someone elses credit card it says it needs to be presented or some crap. I am sad |
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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about 2 years ago I flew to Kaohsiung from Incheon it was pretty much the same price as Taipei at the time I think I paid around 300,000 won round trip with Uni-Air (a subsiduary of Eva-Air).
If you're having issues paying, why not just go to a travel agent and pay cash or by bank transfer (I used Xanadu.co.kr for that trip, even if they ripped me off, I still think it was dirt cheap) |
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Paladin Brewer
Joined: 25 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I might try Xanadu then. I was just going to see if the friend Im visiting will pay and then I pay him back, maybe easier to use Xanadu though. |
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Paladin Brewer
Joined: 25 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like I will have to fly into Taoyuan anyway. Is that bus to Kaohsiung hard to find for us crazy English speakers?  |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:38 am Post subject: |
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| HSR is way faster than the bus. It's quite far from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| Xuanzang wrote: |
| HSR is way faster than the bus. It's quite far from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung. |
Yeah, you could probably save some time and just get a bus to Hsinchu and catch the HSR there. |
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kardisa
Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Xuanzang wrote: |
| HSR is way faster than the bus. It's quite far from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung. |
Yeah, you could probably save some time and just get a bus to Hsinchu and catch the HSR there. |
Eh, I don't think so. The shuttle from the airport to the HSR station in Taoyuan is only 15 min or so. Having lived in Hsinchu, I can tell you that the drive from the airport to the HSR station there (it's actually in Jhubei) is closer to 45 min or an hour, depending on traffic. Even factoring in the difference in time you'd save on the HSR (the trip from Taoyuan to Hsinchu is 10 min), it's really not worth the extra effort.
Just take the HSR from Taoyuan. There are English signs all over the airport and the HSR station, so you don't have to worry about getting lost. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| kardisa wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
| Xuanzang wrote: |
| HSR is way faster than the bus. It's quite far from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung. |
Yeah, you could probably save some time and just get a bus to Hsinchu and catch the HSR there. |
Eh, I don't think so. The shuttle from the airport to the HSR station in Taoyuan is only 15 min or so. Having lived in Hsinchu, I can tell you that the drive from the airport to the HSR station there (it's actually in Jhubei) is closer to 45 min or an hour, depending on traffic. Even factoring in the difference in time you'd save on the HSR (the trip from Taoyuan to Hsinchu is 10 min), it's really not worth the extra effort.
Just take the HSR from Taoyuan. There are English signs all over the airport and the HSR station, so you don't have to worry about getting lost. |
I misread and didn't realize there was a Taoyuan HSR station. I was assuming the OP was being told to head to Taipei and take the HSR from there, which would be a serious hassle. |
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kardisa
Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| I misread and didn't realize there was a Taoyuan HSR station. I was assuming the OP was being told to head to Taipei and take the HSR from there, which would be a serious hassle. |
No worries. The Taoyuan station is easy to miss since it's out in the middle of bloody nowhere. |
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