TPE · Layover Guide
Taoyuan
Stop in Taoyuan.
Best layover: 4–48h
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86
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Visa-free · US passport35 min to center
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Taoyuan for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 86 · Discover 56 · Ease 5
Why Taoyuan scores 86
Airport qualityLounges, facilities, routing
86DiscoverThings to do in the city
56EaseTransit ease, visa access
5Getting there
Airport MRT (35 min)
35
min to center
metro- 01Airport MRT (35 min)
75 min by 台北-桃園機場
- 01Night markets
- 02Taipei 101
- 03Din Tai Fung dumplings
Experiences in Taoyuan
Timed tours and tickets for Taoyuan are listed on our partner site.
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- Lao Wei Elite Beef Noodles~60 min1 min walk
- Mountain General of the World~60 min1 min walk
- Lady Dior AS Seen by Exhibition~75 min1 min walk
- Umami le Ble D'or~75 min1 min walk
- Taiwan Outdoors~90 min1 min walk
- 幾米月亮公車~90 min1 min walk
- Raohe Night Market4.3
- Huashan 1914 Creative Park4.5
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall4.5
- Taipei Zoo4.6
- Linjiang Night Market4.2
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Where to stay →Jan
16°
Feb
16°
Mar
18°
Apr
22°
May
25°
Jun
27°
Jul
29°
Aug
28°
Sep
27°
Oct
24°
Nov
21°
Dec
17°
Sunshine hours
Rainfall
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
10 lounges
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