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Taipei ⇄ Zuoying (Kaohsiung) train price

The full-length corridor. THSR runs Nangang–Zuoying in as little as ~96 minutes; the regular rail alternative takes half a day of your itinerary for a third of the fare.

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.

TicketFare
THSR — Standard reservedNT$1,490
THSR — Non-reserved 自由座 stand if fullNT$1,445
THSR — BusinessNT$2,440
THSR — Child / senior (concession)NT$745
THSR — Early-bird 35% tier booked aheadNT$965
THSR — Early-bird 20% tierNT$1,190
THSR — Early-bird 10% tierNT$1,340
TRA — 自強 Tze-Chiang expressNT$975
TRA — 莒光 Chu-KuangNT$753
TRA — 區間車 local no reservation · IC cardNT$628
TRA — 自強 to downtown 高雄 alternative stationNT$994

TZ-1 (high) · TZ-2 (high) · TZ-3 (high) · TZ-4 (high) · TZ-5 (high) · TZ-6 (med) · HUB-10 (med)

新左營 (Xinzuoying) is the TRA station next to HSR Zuoying. Downtown TRA 高雄 station costs NT$994 on 自強.

HUB-10 (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 Everything else stays unpublished.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 — fastestestimatefastest ~96 min (gov figure) · 96 min
THSR — observed serviceobservedobserved all-stop 134 min (train 8813, Taipei 08:11 → Zuoying 10:25) · 134 min
TRA 自強 — rangerange自強 roughly 3.5–5.5 h depending on stops

To be confirmed · OPEN-6

TZ-7 (high) · TZ-8 (med)

Which one should you book?

Verdict — Taipei ⇄ Zuoying (Kaohsiung)

  • TRA 自強 (NT$975) is ≈35% cheaper than THSR standard (NT$1,490)
  • THSR ~96 min vs TRA ≥3.5 h — the fast train wins the clock by hours

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 → Kaohsiung (Zuoying)
fastest ~96 min (gov figure) · 1h 36m
observed all-stop 134 min (train 8813, Taipei 08:11 → Zuoying 10:25) · 2h 14m
NT$1,490one-way, full fareBook on THSR official site
Fastest optionForeign passport booking OK
TRA Tze-Chiang 自強Regular rail · city-centre stations
Taipei → Kaohsiung (Zuoying)
自強 roughly 3.5–5.5 h depending on stops
NT$975one-way, 自強 full fareHow TRA booking works
Cheapest overall — saves NT$515莒光 NT$753區間 NT$628

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