Taipei ⇄ Tainan train price
Fare table fully verified. Journey-time comparisons stay unpublished until the fastest runs are re-derived from official timetables — an all-stop observation is shown instead.
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$1,350 |
| THSR — Non-reserved 自由座 stand if full | NT$1,305 |
| THSR — Business | NT$2,230 |
| THSR — Early-bird 35% tier booked ahead | NT$875 |
| THSR — Early-bird 20% tier | NT$1,080 |
| THSR — Early-bird 10% tier | NT$1,215 |
| TRA — 自強 Tze-Chiang express | NT$891 |
TN-1 (high) · TN-2 (high) · TN-3 (high) · TN-4 (high) · TN-5 (med)
X-3 (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 Everything else stays unpublished.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 122 min (train 8815, Taipei 08:31 → Tainan 10:33) · 122 min |
To be confirmed · OPEN-6To be confirmed · OPEN-10
TN-6 (high)
Which one should you book?
Verdict — Taipei ⇄ Tainan
- TRA 自強 (NT$891) is NT$459 cheaper than THSR standard (NT$1,350)
Run the numbers yourself with the fare finder — including the early-bird tiers that can flip this corridor. Booking mechanics: THSR guide · TRA guide.
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