Sharing steps for booking Taiwan train tickets for foreigners

Foreign friends traveling to Taiwan can go to the Taiwan Railways official website to book tickets and take the train to various counties and cities for an in-depth travel experience. All you need ispassportas well ascredit cardYou can make an appointment online!

Step 1: Taiwan Railway English ticket booking website

First enter the Taiwan Railways (Taiwan Railway) official ticket purchase website:https://tip.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US.

Step 2: Select departure station

First select the "departure place". For the rich man, the departure point is "Taipei Main Station" as an example.

Step 3: Select your arrival station

Select "Destination", here we take "Jiaoxi Station" in Yilan as an example.

Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Select Destination

Step 4: Confirm the train schedule

After selecting "Date" and "Time", click the "Search" button. You will see the search results for all train schedules. Take the search results in the picture below as an example. Currently, only Tze-Chiang Limited Express flight 272 has available seats (there is a small blue icon next to it). Then click on the "little blue icon".

Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Select Train Flight

Step 5: Start personal booking

After clicking on the small blue icon, you can select the "number of tickets" and "seat preference" to see whether you want a window seat or a walk-up seat, and finally press the "query" button.

Taiwan Railway regulations!Every ride dayA maximum of 6 tickets can be booked. If you book a round trip ticket, you can book up to 12 tickets at a time (6 tickets each for the outbound and return journeys). If it is a two-trip or three-trip reservation, each person can only book a maximum of 6 tickets in the same direction on each travel day.

Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Select Number of Tickets and Seat Preference

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Step 6: Select train schedule

After confirming the pick-up and drop-off locations and times, select "Train Number" and press the "Next" button.

Taiwan Railway Ticketing – Confirm Train Schedule

Step 7: Select ticket type

Next, select "Ticket Type", then select "Adult" ticket or "Children" ticket from the drop-down menu, and click the "Next" button. Note: The fare for children's cars is about 1/2 of the adult fare.

Taiwan Railway regulations!

  • Children under 115cm and under 6 years old (ID required) – Free.
  • Children under 150cm tall and under 12 years old (ID required) – child ticket.
Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Select Ticket Type

Step 8: Choose payment method

After confirming that it is correct, select the payment method, you can choose "Credit Card" or "Pay at the Counter/Convenience Store/Post Office", and click the "Next" button.

Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Select Payment Method

Step 9 – A: Enter credit card information

After entering your credit card information, your ticket booking is completed!

Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Credit Card Payment

Step 9 – B: Pick up the ticket and pay at the train station/convenience store

After the reservation is successful, payment must be completed within 24 hours!

When collecting tickets, please bring your "passport" and "reservation number" to the train station ticket counter to collect your tickets. You can also directly show the barcode to speed up ticket collection.

Taiwan Railway Ticket Booking – Pick up and pay at the train station/convenience store

further reading

A general guide to what to eat, drink and do around Taipei MRT Zhongshan Station

Zhongshan Station on the Taipei MRT Red Line is the center of Taipei City. It has rich transportation and life functions, as well as everything to eat, drink and have fun. The rich man thinks this place is very suitable for foreign friends who come to Taipei for sightseeing. The business hours of nearby businesses are also relatively late. Come and see Let’s watch the rich man’s irresponsible sharing introduction (laughs).


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2 responses to “Sharing steps for booking Taiwan train tickets for foreigners”

  1. VIVIAN Avatar
    VIVIAN

    Can foreigners use Taiwan Railway e-booking?

    1. 富翁 Avatar

      Yes, foreigners can use it. The booking process is the same as on the website.

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