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Taipei Travel Facts
Taipei is a city of night markets, mountain trails and one very tall building, packed into a basin ringed by green hills at the northern end of Taiwan. It manages to be a major Asian capital while remaining unusually easy to navigate — the MRT is spotless, signage is bilingual, and almost nowhere is more than half an hour away.
Food is the organising principle of a visit. Shilin and Raohe night markets serve everything from oyster omelettes to pepper buns, Din Tai Fung began here as a local dumpling shop, and beef noodle soup is close to a civic institution. Between meals there is the National Palace Museum's Chinese imperial collection, the Longshan and Bao'an temples, and the Taipei 101 observatory.
The hills start where the city ends. Elephant Mountain gives the classic skyline view after a 20-minute climb, Yangmingshan National Park has volcanic hot springs, and the old mining towns of Jiufen and Pingxi are an hour away by train.
Country
Taiwan
Region
Northern Taiwan (Taipei Basin)
Population
~2.5 million (city), ~7 million metro
Elevation
10 m above sea level
Time Zone
NST (UTC+8)
Currency
New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Language
Mandarin Chinese; Taiwanese Hokkien
Nearest Airport
TPE (Taoyuan), 40 km; TSA (Songshan), 6 km
Airport to City Centre
~35-50 min on the Airport MRT to Taipei Main Station
Typical Cost Level
Budget to Mid-range
Transport Pass
EasyCard — works on MRT, buses, YouBike and convenience stores
Spring (Mar-May)
18-26°C
Summer (Jun-Aug)
28-34°C
Autumn (Sep-Nov)
22-30°C
Winter (Dec-Feb)
14-19°C
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Taipei Destination FAQ
October to December is the best window for Taipei, with mild temperatures and the lowest rainfall of the year. March and April are pleasant but wetter. Avoid July to September if you can, when heat, humidity and typhoons all peak.
Take the Airport MRT to Taipei Main Station, which takes 35 minutes on the express or 50 on the commuter service. Trains run from early morning until around midnight. Airport buses run 24 hours for late arrivals.
Buy an EasyCard on arrival and use the MRT. The metro is clean, cheap, fully bilingual and reaches almost every sight in the city. The same card works on buses, YouBike rentals and in convenience stores.
Three to four days covers Taipei well. Two days handle the city centre, temples, night markets and Taipei 101; the rest allow for Jiufen, Yangmingshan or the Pingxi railway line. A week lets you add Taroko Gorge or the south of the island.
Raohe Street is the best all-rounder — compact, well organised and famous for its black pepper buns. Shilin is the largest and most touristy, Ningxia is the local favourite for classic Taiwanese dishes, and Tonghua is where you go to eat without the crowds. All open around 6pm and run late.
Taipei is exceptionally safe, including for solo travellers and at night. Petty theft is uncommon and the transport system runs reliably. Typhoon warnings in late summer are the main disruption to plan around.
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