Kaohsiung to Lanyu | Houbihu in Summer, Fugang in Winter

Kaohsiung to Lanyu | Houbihu in Summer, Fugang in Winter. No workable connection today (likely a winter off-season day for Lanyu — see notes below).

Change date

Kaohsiung to Lanyu has two paths — which one is faster depends on the season. In peak season (Apr–Sep), the Houbihu line is fastest. From Kaohsiung Bus Station, Kenting / Hengchun express buses take about 2.5 hours to Kenting and on to Houbihu Ferry Pier (Hengchun area, Pingtung). Boats run alternately by Jinxing No. 3 and Lyudao Star No. 3 — 2 sailings a day (outbound 07:00 and 12:20; return 09:30 and 14:45), 120 minutes to Kaiyuan Harbor on Lanyu. End-to-end this saves 3–4 hours over the detour through Fugang.

From November through March, Houbihu shuts down completely for the northeast monsoon, and Fugang (Taitung) is the only option. EMU3000 Tze-Chiang Limited Express or Puyuma Express on the South-Link Line reaches Taitung in about 1 hr 47 min at the fastest. Transfer at Bay 1 to Puyuma Transport Route 201 — Fugang Ferry Pier (Taitung) is 20 minutes for NT$25 — then take the 150-minute ferry to Kaiyuan Harbor at NT$1,200 one way. The winter Fugang–Lanyu line runs on a government-subsidized schedule: fixed sailings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with selected Sundays (check the monthly calendar on ferry.tw for exact dates).

The South-Link Line is often suspended during typhoons or heavy rain (July–November); 2024 and 2025 both saw multiple major shutdowns. Houbihu sailings can also be canceled at short notice for rough seas. Always confirm on ferry.tw before setting out — better to find out before the bus to Kenting than after.

Suggested connections 9/2 (Wed)

No viable connections for today's date. See the full schedules below or try a related scenario.

TRA (arriving Taitung) 9/2 (Wed)

10:30 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 161 → 12:15
17:56 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 165 → 19:53
20:13 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 167 → 22:30
06:41 Fast Local 3003 → 09:45
09:05 Fast Local 3005 → 11:42
07:10 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 301 → 09:19
17:23 Fast Local 3021 → 20:20
19:01 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 323 → 21:13
21:42 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 327 → 23:47
09:27 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 371 → 11:32
05:34 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 411 → 07:40
07:48 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 415 → 09:36
10:57 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 423 → 13:17
12:53 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 431 → 15:06
14:52 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 441 → 17:29
16:05 Tze-Chiang Ltd. Express 445 → 18:32

Route 201 departures 9/2 (Wed)

06:20 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 06:34
07:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 07:44
08:10 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 08:23
08:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 08:43
09:50 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 10:04
10:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 10:47
11:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 11:46
12:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 12:45
13:30 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 13:44
15:10 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 15:27
15:40 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 15:57
16:00 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 16:15
16:40 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 16:55
18:00 Route 201 · Land-Sea-Air Express A → 18:16

Fugang ferries 9/2 (Wed)

No scheduled sailings today

Peak-season alternative: Houbihu → Lanyu

In peak season you can switch to the Houbihu Ferry Pier (Hengchun) — 120 minutes to Kaiyuan Harbor on Lanyu. Bus from Kaohsiung or Taichung to Kenting runs about 2.5 hours, saving 3–4 hours over the detour through Fugang. Suspended in winter due to the northeast monsoon.

Seasonal (Apr–Sep); suspended in winter due to the northeast monsoon

No sailings today: 冬季因東北季風停駛

Check Houbihu sailings on ferry.tw ↗