Driving
Driving Route to Taoyuan
The advantage of driving yourself is that you can change your itinerary any time you wish. You can enjoy yourself wherever and whenever. Enjoy the spontaneity!
Traffic is heavy in downtown Taoyuan, and traffic jams often occur in major thoroughfares during holidays and rush hour. When planning your trip, avoid time periods and locations with heavy traffic, and leave early to ensure a smooth trip.
Taipei↔Taoyuan - 40km
Taichung↔Taoyuan - 160km
Hualien↔Taoyuan - 210km
Kaohsiung↔Taoyuan - 330km
The Suhua Highway experiences occasional rockslides. Please drive carefully and study traffic conditions beforehand.
Real-time traffic information
Directorate General of Highways
Inquiry Hotline for Highway Condition +886-2-23113456 #1968
Information hotline for traffic and disasters 1968
Road Condition via Broadcasting
Free hotline provided by the Police Broadcasting Service +886-800-000123
From Northern Taiwan - Freeways 1 and 3
Freeway 1 - Sun Yat-sen Freeway
Travelers driving from Taipei via Freeway 1 can arrive in Taoyuan in about 40 minutes. Depending on the destination, travelers may exit the freeway at Linkou, Taoyuan, Airport System (junction with Freeway 2), Neili, Zhongli, Pingzhen System (junction with Highway 66), Youth Industrial Park, or Yangmei interchanges on to surface roads.
❖ The journey is about 35 kms, and will take about 40 minutes.
Freeway 3 - Formosa Freeway
Travelers driving from Taipei via Freeway 3 can arrive in Taoyuan in about 40 minutes. Depending on the destination, travelers may exit the freeway at the Daxi or Longtan interchanges on to surface roads, or at the Yingge System interchange to downtown Taoyuan via Freeway 2.
❖ The journey is about 35 kms, and will take about 40 minutes.
From Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport - Freeway 2
Freeway 2 - Airport branch and Taoyuan inner ring
Travelers driving from Taipei via Freeway 2 can arrive in Taoyuan in about 20 minutes. Depending on the destination, travelers may exit the freeway at the Dayuan, Dazhu, Airport System (junction with Freeway 1), South Taoyuan, and Danan interchanges on to surface roads.
❖ The journey is about 20 kms, and will take about 20 minutes.
From Southern Taiwan - South-link Highway
Freeway 1 - Sun Yat-sen Freeway
Travelers driving from Kaohsiung via Freeway 1 can arrive in Taoyuan in about 3 hours and 40 minutes. Depending on the destination, travelers may exit the freeway at the Linkou, Taoyuan, Airport System (junction with Freeway 2), Neili, Zhongli, Pingzhen System (junction with Highway 66), Youth Industrial Park, or Yangmei interchanges on to surface roads.
❖ The journey is about 320 kms, and will take about 3.5~4 hours.
Freeway 3 - Formosa Freeway
Travelers driving from Pingtung via Freeway 3 can arrive in Taoyuan in about 4 hours. Depending on the destination, travelers may exit the freeway at the Daxi or Longtan interchanges on to surface roads, or at the Yingge System interchange to take Freeway 2 to downtown Taoyuan.
❖ The journey is about 360 kms, and will take about 4 hours.
From Eastern Taiwan - the Suhua Highway, Freeway 5, Freeway 3
Suhua Highway (Highway 9)
Travelers driving from Hualien can take Highway 9 to the Suao interchange onto Freeway 5, then take Freeway 3 at the Nangang System interchange to Taoyuan.
❖ The journey is about 210 kms, and will take about 4 hours.