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From a three-day axis plan to which night market, EasyCard and where to sleep.
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Guide · independent travel
Taipei 3-day itinerary
Day 1 is the memorial axis. Day 2 is Dadaocheng or Zhongshan. Day 3 keeps one Xinyi dusk. Beitou, Yangmingshan and Maokong each open on their own.
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Taipei first visit
The airport metro ends at Taipei Main Station and is not a city sight. EasyCard or iPASS. Tamsui, Jiufen and Taoyuan Airport are outside this station's map.
10 min
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Guide · transport
Taipei Metro EasyCard
Five lines. EasyCard or iPASS. The day pass follows the current notice — no frozen fare. Airport metro and the Maokong Gondola are billed separately.
10 min
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Guide · stay
Where to stay in Taipei
No rates and no booking channel. Station, Zhongshan, Xinyi and Beitou are four bases. Wanhua, Dihua, Yangmingshan and Jingmei have hotels you can check.
10 min
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Taipei night markets
Ten night markets are options, not a list you must finish: Ningxia, Shilin, Raohe, Tonghua, Guangzhou, Shuangcheng, Liaoning, Shida, Gongguan, Jingmei. One per night. Wanhua dinner is Guangzhou Street or Nanjichang — pick one.
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How to eat in Taipei
These shops are editorial samples for routing, not a star verdict and not a Bib Gourmand list. Fu Hang is morning only, until it sells out.
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Taipei shopping
Xinyi halls, the Ximen streets, Dihua dry goods, Wufenpu, Syntrend and Guanghua Digital Plaza. One corridor a day. Eslite Dunnan and the old Guanghua mall are gone.
9 min
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Taipei in the rain
Cancel Elephant Mountain, Yangmingshan and the Maokong paths. Switch to one indoor axis: the Palace, TFAM, or Huashan plus one digital mall, or two Xinyi halls.
9 min
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Taipei with children
Zoo plus gondola is one day. The gondola is a separate fare; if it is stopped, do not switch to the mountain path. Elephant Mountain and Xianjiyan are unkind to small children. Rain means indoor 101 or Miramar.
9 min
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Taipei at dusk
Xinyi dusk is Elephant Mountain or the 101 observatory — pick one. The Grand Hotel roof and the Miramar wheel are heights on other days. Do not stack them.
9 min
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Guide · Taipei
A day in Ximending
Red House, Emei, and either Wuchang or Du Xiao Yue — one meal. Zhongshan Hall from the outside. Not a deep Longshan visit or Xinyi.
9 min
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A Wanhua day
Longshan in the early morning, Bopiliao, then either Guangzhou Street or Nanjichang for dinner — not both. Huaxi is a look, then leave. Do not stack an Ximen shop loop.
9 min
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A Dadaocheng day
Enter Yongle only for cloth. Xiahai can be early. The wharf at dusk. Dinner only at Ningxia. The Grand Hotel roof is not an add-on.
9 min
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Guide · Taipei
Palace and Shilin
One gallery route at the Palace. Zhishan Garden or Shung Ye if an hour remains. Only Shilin at night. Tianmu and Beitou another day.
9 min
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A Beitou spring day
Museum, library, Thermal Valley, public bath. One meal at the market. Do not append Yangmingshan or Guandu.
9 min
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A Yangmingshan day
Start at the visitor centre. Zhuzihu depends on the season. Xiaoyoukeng stays on the boardwalk. If Qingtiangang's notice says closed, do not enter. Do not add a Beitou soak.
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Yongkang and Da'an
Dongmen Market and Yongkang beef noodle are one meal, not two rounds. Da'an Park in the afternoon. If you go to Shida, that is dinner — not also Tonghua.
9 min
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A Xinyi day
Two department stores. Elephant Mountain if clear, the 101 observatory if wet. Dinner at Tonghua, unless Din Tai Fung was already the meal.
9 min
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A Songshan evening
Songshan Cultural Park in the afternoon. If Wufenpu is for clothes, buy first. Enter Ciyou, then stop Raohe when you have eaten enough. Do not return to the Xinyi department stores.
9 min
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A Maokong day
Zoo in the morning. Check the gondola board; the fare is separate. Stay long at tea or Zhinan Temple. Do not attach Jingmei after the descent.
9 min
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Huashan and Guanghua
If you want Fu Hang, arrive early, until it sells out. One show at Huashan. Syntrend or Guanghua Digital Plaza, one building. The old Guanghua mall is gone.
9 min
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Neihu and Dazhi
The lakes are Dahu, Dagouxi, and Jinlong or Baishihu. Dazhi is the Miramar quarter, Xihu Market and the edge of the tech park. Split them across two days, and do not mix in Xinyi or the Palace.
10 min
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A Zhongzheng day
North Gate and the Presidential Office exterior, one museum, Nanmen for lunch or a snack, the memorial in the afternoon. Not Longshan, Ximen or Elephant Mountain.
9 min
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A Zhongshan day
Zhongshan station to Chifeng. Shuang Yue or Lin Dong Fang, one meal. Xingtian in the late afternoon. Do not eat both Shuangcheng and Liaoning. Dihua and the Palace another day.
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