WedToday3-leg trip

Kaohsiung to Green Island | TRA + Route 201 + Ferry

Kaohsiung to Green Island | TRA + Route 201 + Ferry. Best connection: Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 411 (05:34) → Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A 08:10 → Fugang ferry 09:30, arriving 10:20, about 4h 46m end-to-end.

Kaohsiung to Green Island is the most direct path from southern Taiwan. EMU3000 Tze-Chiang Limited Express or Puyuma Express on the South-Link Line reaches Taitung in about 1 hr 47 min at the fastest; slower Tze-Chiang services run a little over 2 hours. The Jinlun and Taimali stretch puts mountain and coast right next to each other — don't doze off in the window seat. Duoliang Station is on the line but trains have not stopped there since 2006; reach the Duoliang viewpoint by car or bus.

From Taitung Train Station, board Puyuma Transport Route 201 at Bay 1 to Fugang Ferry Pier (Taitung) — about 20 minutes, NT$25 — then take one of the three jointly operated boats (Kaixuan / Tianwangxing / Lyudao Star) to Nanliao Harbor (Green Island), about 50 minutes.

The Green Island route runs 2 fixed sailings on weekdays (09:30 and 13:30); in high season and on weekends and holidays it scales to 5 sailings a day (07:30 / 09:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:30).

Plenty of flexibility on which sailing to catch. A 05:00–06:00 train from Kaohsiung gets into Taitung around 07:00–08:00, in time for the 08:10 or 08:30 bus to Fugang and the 09:30 weekday first sailing. To catch the high-season 07:30 extra you would have to leave Kaohsiung in the middle of the night for the 06:20 first bus — most people prefer to overnight in Taitung instead. A midday departure from Kaohsiung gets in around 13:00; on weekdays there is no boat by then (the last weekday sailing is 13:30), and in high season you can squeeze the 15:10 bus onto the 15:30 last sailing on a zero-buffer schedule.

The South-Link Line is often suspended during typhoons or heavy rain (July–November); both 2024 and 2025 saw several major shutdown events. Check TRA announcements before you leave so you do not arrive at the platform to find the train cancelled. Buy ferry tickets and confirm capacity on ferry.tw.

Suggested connections 4/29 (Wed)

  1. Connection 1 Total 4h 46m
    TRA
    Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 411 · 05:34 → 07:40 (arriving Taitung)
    Bus
    Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A · 08:10 → arriving Fugang 08:23 (wait 30 min)
    Ferry
    09:30 → 10:20 (wait at Fugang 67 min, includes ticket pickup)
  2. Connection 2 Total 3h 50m
    TRA
    Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 161 · 10:30 → 12:15 (arriving Taitung)
    Bus
    Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A · 12:30 → arriving Fugang 12:46 (wait 15 min)
    Ferry
    13:30 → 14:20 (wait at Fugang 44 min, includes ticket pickup)
  3. Connection 3 Total 7h 40m
    TRA
    Fast Local 3003 · 06:40 → 09:45 (arriving Taitung)
    Bus
    Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A · 10:30 → arriving Fugang 10:47 (wait 45 min)
    Ferry
    13:30 → 14:20 (wait at Fugang 163 min, includes ticket pickup)

    ⚠ Fast Local is slower — leave extra buffer.

TRA (arriving Taitung) 4/29 (Wed)

  1. 10:30 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 161 → 12:15
  2. 17:13 Puyuma Express 165 → 18:57
  3. 06:40 Fast Local 3003 → 09:45
  4. 09:06 Fast Local 3005 → 11:42
  5. 07:10 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 301 → 09:19
  6. 17:26 Fast Local 3021 → 20:14
  7. 14:50 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 313 → 17:29
  8. 16:05 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 317 → 18:32
  9. 19:00 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 323 → 21:10
  10. 21:42 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 327 → 23:48
  11. 09:27 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 371 → 11:32
  12. 20:13 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 385 → 22:28
  13. 05:34 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 411 → 07:40
  14. 07:48 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 415 → 09:36
  15. 11:00 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 423 → 13:17
  16. 12:53 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 431 → 15:07

Route 201 departures 4/29 (Wed)

  1. 06:20 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 06:35
  2. 07:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 07:44
  3. 08:10 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 08:23
  4. 08:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 08:43
  5. 09:50 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 10:04
  6. 10:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 10:47
  7. 11:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 11:46
  8. 12:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 12:46
  9. 13:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 13:44
  10. 15:10 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 15:27
  11. 15:40 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 15:57
  12. 16:00 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 16:15
  13. 16:40 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 16:55
  14. 18:00 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 18:16

Fugang ferries 4/29 (Wed)

  1. 09:30 Green Island scheduled ferry → 10:20
  2. 09:30 Tianwangxing No. 21 → 10:20
  3. 13:30 Green Island scheduled ferry → 14:20