Taipei ⇄ Chiayi train price
Gateway corridor for Alishan. The fare table is fully verified; the fastest-journey figures for both systems are still being checked against official timetables.
Fares — every class, both systems
One-way, per adult, NT$. Verified on 2026-11-13; every number traces to a claim in our fact sheet.
| Ticket | Fare |
|---|---|
| THSR — Standard reserved | NT$1,080 |
| THSR — Non-reserved 自由座 stand if full | NT$1,045 |
| THSR — Business | NT$1,820 |
| THSR — Early-bird 35% tier booked ahead | NT$700 |
| THSR — Early-bird 20% tier | NT$860 |
| THSR — Early-bird 10% tier | NT$970 |
| TRA — 自強 Tze-Chiang express | NT$750 |
ZY-1 (high) · ZY-2 (high) · ZY-3 (high) · ZY-4 (high) · ZY-5 (med)
Journey times — what we can and can't say yet
We print timings only from verified sources: government figures, THSR's own published schedule, or labelled estimates from named secondary sources. Everything else stays unpublished.
| THSR — observed serviceobserved | observed all-stop 104 min (train 8815, Taipei 08:31 → Chiayi 10:15) · 104 min |
To be confirmed · OPEN-3To be confirmed · OPEN-6To be confirmed · OPEN-10
ZY-6 (high)
Which one should you book?
Verdict — Taipei ⇄ Chiayi
- TRA 自強 (NT$750) is NT$330 cheaper than THSR standard (NT$1,080)
Run the numbers yourself with the fare finder — including the early-bird tiers that can flip this corridor. Booking mechanics: THSR guide · TRA guide.
THSR Standard reservedReserved · 300 km/h
Taipei → Chiayi
observed all-stop 104 min (train 8815, Taipei 08:31 → Chiayi 10:15) · 1h 44m
NT$1,080one-way, full fareBook on THSR official site
Foreign passport booking OK
TRA Tze-Chiang 自強Regular rail · city-centre stations
Taipei → Chiayi
To be confirmed · OPEN-6NT$750one-way, 自強 full fareHow TRA booking works
Cheapest overall — saves NT$330
Other corridors
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