TSA 2015-Venue

Venue & Transportation

Azure hotel

No 590, Zhong-zheng Rd, Hualien, Taiwan
TEL: +886-3-8336686
FAX: +886-3-8323569
E-Mail: [email protected]

Hotel Reservation: Please filled up and send the reservation form [download] by FAX: 886-7-26912963 or E-mail: [email protected]

Hotel is closed to McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, 85 degrees C ,7-11, Family Mart convenience stores, restaurants, and boutiques. Around the corner you will find the popular district area, staple, craft shops, well-known local snacks, and department stores, etc.

Banquet Location

Zhu Yang Seafood Restaurant (竹陽海鮮餐廳)

Address: No 40, Jieyue St, Hualien City, Hualien County 970, Taiwan [directions]
TEL: +886-3-8353178

From Taoyuan International Airport

Note: There is no direct transportation from Taoyuan Airport to Hualien, so it is necessary to connect to public transportation in Tapei, Taoyuan or Taichung.

A. High Speed Rail

Shuttle bus to THSR station
- Tickets are sold at the UBUS service counters at Arrivals Lobby of Terminals 1 and 2
- Full fare NT$30, half fare NT$15
Ticket Information
- Please check the THSR time table here
- THSR online booking system

B. Buses

Tickets sold at bus counters
Please check the detailed information here
To Taipei
- Kuo-Kuang
  - 1819 to Taipei Main Station
  - 1840, 1841 to Songshan Airport
  - 1843 to Nangang Exhibition Center
- Evergreen: 5201, 5202
- CitiAir
  - 1960 to Taipei City Hall Bus Station
  - 1961 to Taipei West Bus Station
- Free Go: 5502
To Taoyuan
- Taoyuan Bus: 5059
To Taichung
- Kuo-Kuang: 1860
- Free Go: 5503
- UBUS: 1623

C. Car Rentals

Hotai
- Location: West side of the Terminal 1 Arrivals Lobby on the first floor
- Business hours: 05：00 ~ 24：00
Ching Bing
- Location: West side of the Terminal 2 Arrivals Lobby on the first floor
- Business hours: 06：00 ~ 00：30

D. Texi

Please check the detailed information here
Locations
- Taxis operating by shifts are located at the west side of the Terminal 1's and Terminal 2's Arrivals Lobby at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
Fare Standards
- Taxi fare is based on the meter , highway tolls not included. Taxis will also transport passengers throughout all of Taiwan according to passenger need. Fares are charged according to set standard rates.
Operating hours
- Airport taxis provide transportation services 24 hours a day, year round.
Service number
- Terminal 1 Taxi service center: +886-3-3982832
- Terminal 2 Taxi service center: +886-3-3983599

Please Click here for more informations about transportation connecting to the Taoyuan International Airport.

Public Transportation

A. Air Planes

Please book the ticket from TransAsia Airways website if necessary
From Taipei Songshan Airport
- Flight No.: GE 007, GE 009, GE 011, GE 013, GE 015, GE 017
- Departure Time: 7:00-17:30
From Taichung Airport
- Flight No.: GE 051
- Departure Time: 11:30

B. Trains

Please check the timetable or book the ticket here if necessary
From Taipei
- Puyuma Express
  - Train Code: 206, 218, 222, 228, 236, 238, 248, 252, 256, 282, 402, 412, 426, 432, 438, 448
  - Estimated Time: 2 hr
  - Fare: $440
- Taroko Express
  - Train Code: 232, 278, 280, 288
  - Estimated Time: 2 hr
  - Fare: $440
From Taoyuan
- Taroko Express
  - Train Code: 278, 288
  - Estimated Time: 2 hr 40 min
  - Fare: $506
From Taichung
- Puyuma Express
  - Train Code: 282
  - Estimated Time: 4 hr
  - Fare: $815
- Taroko Express
  - Train Code: 280, 288
  - Estimated Time: 4 hr
  - Fare: $815

C. Buses

From Taipei
- Currently there are no direct bus services in between besides "bus + train" connection.
- Both Kamalan and Capital Bus offer direct bus from Taipei to Luodong which takes 45 – 60 minutes; from there, take the train
- Another option is taking a 3-hour Kuo-kuang Bus ride to Yilan. It's time consuming, but the beautiful scenery along the coast is worth it
From Taichung
- Take FengYuan Bus of Taichung-LiShan Line from Taichung at 08:00 and arrive at 14:00. From there transfer to Hualien Bus LiShan-Hualien Line, leaving at 15:00 and arrives at Hualien Train Station at around 20:00.
- There's no direct connection from Hualien to Taichung. Take a Hualien-LiShan Line bus at 08:40 and arrive at 13:40. FengYuan Bus LiShan-Taichung Line leaves at 08:00 the next morning and arrives at around 14:00

Please Click here for more informations about transportation connecting to Hualien.

Useful Information

A. Airport Information

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Terminal 1 Service Counter：
  886-3-3982143, 886-3-3982143
- Terminal 2 Service Counter：
  886-3-3983274, 886-3-3983274
Taipei Songshan airport
- TEL: 886-2-87703460, 886-2-87703456
Taichung Airport
- TEL: 886-4-26155000
Hualien Airport
- TEL: 886-38210768

B. Trains Information

Taiwan High Speed Railway
- TEL: 886-2-40663000
Taiwan Railway
- TEL: 886-2-23815226
- Taipei Station: 886-2-23713558, 886-2-23111024
- Taoyuen Station: 886-3-3323304
- Taichung Station: 886-4-22227236
- Hualien Station: 886-3-8355941
Taipei MRT
- TEL: 886-2-218-12345