Day Trips From Taipei
Ten day trips reachable from Taipei by public transit, one per report — sequenced from the nearest hill towns to the farthest coastal county. Transit routes, fares, hours, and admission for each.
Reports — Newest First
21 Aug 2026
頭城 & 五結 — Toucheng Whale Watching and the National Center for Traditional Arts
21 Aug 2026
鶯歌 — Yingge: Taiwan's Ceramics Capital, Old Street to Museum in Five Minutes
21 Aug 2026
基隆 — Keelung: Rainbow Houses at Zhengbin, a Night Market at the Temple Gate
21 Aug 2026
八里 — Bali: A Six-Minute Ferry to Rented Bicycles and a Prehistoric Museum
21 Aug 2026
淡水 — Tamsui: Fort San Domingo and Taipei's Best MRT-Accessible Sunset
21 Aug 2026
烏來 — Wulai: Atayal Hot Springs and an 80-Metre Waterfall by Gondola
21 Aug 2026
野柳地質公園 — Yehliu Geopark: The Queen's Head and Sea-Carved Sandstone
21 Aug 2026
猴硐 — Houtong: A Coal Village Turned Cat Village
21 Aug 2026
十分 — Shifen: Sky Lanterns Over the Tracks, a 40-Metre Waterfall
21 Aug 2026
九份 — Jiufen: A Gold-Mining Hill Town Under Red Lanterns