Taoyuan County

By plane
By plane

Everyone arrives at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 台灣桃園國際機場 begins their journey in Taoyuan County. However, it is surprisingly inconvenient if you just want to leave the airport. Comparing to the comfortable and frequent expressway buses that go to Taipei, there are only 2 local bus routes, one for Taoyuan and one for Jhongli. The buses departs 1~2 times per hour. They don't have a separate luggage space so it's quite a trouble if you are traveling with large luggages. The bus trip takes about 50 minutes, travelers who are in a hurry or don't like local bus services are advised to take taxi instead.

By train
By train

TRA 台鐵 has a few stations in Taoyuan County. Every local train and most but not all express train stops at the county's two largest train stations: Taoyuan and Jhongli. Train is a convenient method to visit Taoyuan County when coming from other parts of Taiwan.

Taoyuan County also has a High Speed Rail station. The station is remote from major settlements, but has free shuttle services to Taoyuan and Jhongli. Estimated travel time is 45 minutes to Taoyuan and 25 minutes to Jhongli.

By bus
By bus

Inter-city buses are available at Taoyuan and Jhongli. Some other cities can also be reached by express buses from Taipei. Traveling by bus in Taiwan is usually much cheaper than trains, but this may not be the case if you are coming from Taipei -- they are too close to each other.