Full Trip Taiwan Taoyuan Airport to Downtown Taipei (Immigration, SIM Cards, ATM Usage & Train Ride)

I arrive at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport for my second trip to Asia. Watch this video to see how I navigate from the airport to Downtown Taipei via public transportation. I also go through immigration, customs, claim my luggage, pick up two SIMs for my phones, withdraw money from an ATM, and pick up the Taiwan TPASS for unlimited travel.
Recorded January 4, 2024
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[@JoyfulOne468]

Thanks!

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated!

[@appolop8273]

Only AK knows , how to give his loyal subscribers all the details they want to know in his videos, without us asking. Bravo AK, for being so detailed oriented.

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated, I'm very happy to share my experiences so people know what to expect!

[@writerwarriorqueen]

Sooo very true indeed! Part of the many reasons, I enjoy his channel. Greeting's 👋🙋‍♀️ from Canada 🇨🇦 To every/anyone reading this!

[@merlynphillips1009]

This is why his channel is massive. He's excellent at what he does. And knows how to work around situations. 💯💓🙌.My New York neighbor.

[@travel_nista_]

Taiwan is so beautiful....

[@ActionKid]

[@virtualtaiwan4k]

The green of Taiwan before heading downtown. What a feeling though !

[@ActionKid]

Yes, it's so gorgeous

[@HengMiao]

The airport, train, and train station look modern, spacious, and clean. The platform screen doors add an extra level of safety, and I enjoyed the city views during the train ride. 😍 Interesting to learn that they allow only one e-sim card per passport. I appreciate you going through all the trouble to share this informative video, and it'll be useful when I travel to Taiwan one day. 👍 You're are the BEST, and thank you for sharing, AK! 🤗

[@ActionKid]

My pleasure, it's a very efficient process at the airport and all the way to Taipei

[@Ryan-op3bc]

歡迎來到台灣😊

[@richaustin168]

歡迎再次來台

[@alexandersapoznikov409]

Hi . Your trip videos are the best !!! You really show the entire process of arriving and departing from the airports worldwide. Could you please add the trip report for your journey to Newark Airport on your flight to London ? Are you planning on adding flight review of this flight as well ?? Once again thanks for your videos !!!! Man you are the best !!!

[@ActionKid]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

[@mich27eg]

Love this video! Very detailed. 1 hour from deplaning to the city center seems unbelievably fast.

[@nynex9219]

You got to see 711 in Taiwan, it’s a Costco superstore packed in 30x30 space

[@imyung]

Airport MRT now has special fare, from Taoyuan airport to Taipei main station ticket fare is NT150, it save you 10 NT.

[@ActionKid]

That's good to know!

[@michaelchin3550]

Thank you for making mistakes and showing it to us so that we don't make the same mistakes.

[@ActionKid]

You're welcome, I hope this will be useful for people

[@doninmichigan]

They were still building that MRT link from the airport to Taipei Main Station last time my wife and I were there in 2016. Good to see how it will go when we make our next trip there next year!

[@megaboombox1]

I remember that 2019 trip and your announcement. I thought you were quitting KZbin but you had a trip to Taiwan. Thank you for excellent travel videos. I never knew Taiwan was so beautiful. Thank you and safe travels.

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated, hopefully this video will be useful for any future travelers

[@VipinSharma-n5p]

Nice video. Helps a lot when I went to Taiwan this year.

[@michaelsangster5673]

Great video. We went to NYC in September 23, we watched lots of your videos & Jon Barr’s channel before we arrived, when we got to JFK we were upto speed on how to use air train & subway. We booked tickets to Taipei, arrive mid May, we been struggling to find videos with information on arrival at the airport, but Actionkid to the rescue! Thanks for making this, the non edited vlog style videos are so good. What sim card did you end up going with? We plan on doing a full loop of the country of Taiwan so the T pass might not be our best option. Enjoy your holiday.

[@LouGrant999]

Wow. What a huge welcome surprise to see you back in Taiwan again. You made my week!

[@ActionKid]

Yes, it's great being back in Taiwan again

[@victoriap3832]

I really enjoyed the vista's of the land, the farms, buildings,etc, so exciting. Thanks AK.😊.

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated, it's such a beautiful ride

[@autumnwolfmoon]

I'm so glad you went back to Taiwan. Several years ago when I was going through bad depression, I would watch your Taiwan videos and Florida streams. They helped get me through the depression.

[@tanjunwei-s46n]

From Singapore , same belt

[@merlynphillips1009]

Ak,it's so nice of you to share all this info about foreign travel. Thank you in case someone wants to travel

[@ActionKid]

You're welcome!

[@crashout1992]

I am going to Taiwan this December, Your video is extremely informative. Thank You a lot for doing it!

[@KMonRails]

Welcome back! Enjoy all the benefits of TPASS and tourist discounts on HSR!

[@karenchapman5288]

We lost a cabin bag checked in in Montreal in July and went through the lost luggage ptocess. We got it back 12 hours later. The process worked well with scanning the bag tickets to find it.

[@ManA-Level]

Love this non stop video, from plane to the city type video.... very helpful ❤❤❤❤ 😊

[@Jeremyexplores21]

I love Taiwan I was there before and this was amazing thanks for showing us the area of Taiwan

[@sergiorodriguez920]

AK congrats, your videos each time are better and better

[@vc1741]

Welcome to Taiwan back Sweet to see you come back again

[@j134679]

klook is such a godsend for tourists in Asia. So convenient

[@heymag89]

Great video! Thank you for sharing. The Klook pronunciation took me out though 😅

[@JoyfulOne468]

Wow this is such detailed content. Thank you!

[@tanjunwei-s46n]

My flight has got passenger flow issues at airport which delayed 10 mins landing time

[@kevingreen5793]

Why did you fly on Alaska Airways from JFK to SFO and then on United from SFO to Taiwan?

[@Jamie-Gaviola]

Really good footage from the osmo pocket 3. Now I’m convinced to buy 😅

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

Would love to go to Asia!!

[@leandroantelo7154]

35:11 out of Focus action KID!! 😁😁

[@shou839]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@stevegiblin270]

Wow! I thought you were going back to Florida but you are full of surprises? Lol!🇺🇸🍀

[@SinSyuanChen]

Welcome to Taiwan.

[@bobbyinalaska.4186]

You missed the Pineapple window at the airport............

[@RafaelSolis-mf3px]

Is it the same language as in China?

[@Friedheim.]

almost

[@ttrivett2000]

oh man you did that trip in economy ! must have been tired upon arriving.

[@vsmedia476]

Hey, I'm gonna be there on an 8 hr layover. Do you think that's enough time to visit Taipei 101 for a few pics? Also, I don't need a visa for leaving the airport to Taipei as a US citizen, do I? Thanks.

[@hhuynh5273]

Do you know if there alot of taxi at the airport?

[@pearlhorse2652]

AK i am Usa citizen want to visit Taiwan, can you gave me the detail about visa waiver and also for arrived card online please, thks

[@darkangel8068]

does Taiwan have a roach problem? did you see any when you were there?

[@RafaelSolis-mf3px]

Are you planning to do a trip to Bangkok or Singapur?

[@jefuryo]

Do you think 5 hours is enough to tour the city and get back to the airport? I have a layover there for 7 hours total

[@rionno7294]

Hey ActionKid my NYC friend! How's your trip to Taipei?

[@Beacon_NY]

Are you Taiwanese? I always thought you were Cantonese because you like to live stream Manhattan's Chinatown a lot.

[@krzyxbne]

Did you have to show covid vaccination?

[@nicolemaldonado644]

Hey! In which website can I buy the simcard in advance, can you share the link please?

[@j.c.1687]

Klook

[@tanjunwei-s46n]

Braids

[@MarkKramKarmVI]

World🤍💫👌

[@komikichgumaya-rm8do]

誰の連れだかぁ〜分からない😮♪今夜、台湾でぇ〜dancin for tonight〜♫😮？？😮消えて〜クゥ～♪😮by Golden bomberさん？just like do ITっ、、Chinese GOse Beer (via)please？🍻♫合法なっドリンク？go for a drink😮😮飲みに行く？かぁ？are you going to😮😮

[@jarihult]

Friendly flight attendants on the plane ,Taoyan Airport looks quite nice and clean 4:14 enough signs and easy to find the immigration etc…with those signs 👍 11:07 Baggage claim carousel seems quite efficent 🤔too bad that you had to wait your bag for so long ! 19:19 That’s great that there’s an option for selecting languages on that ATM😎Nice train ride to downtown 26:27 , 33:44 Nice sceneries along your way 🙂Overal enjoyable and relaxing airport and transportation experience 🙂Thank you for sharing A K🙂👍!!!

[@ActionKid]

You're welcome, I had a very positive experience at the airport despite the SIM card issue

[@davidellis5141]

The ActionKid is excited for an adventurous trip in Taiwan 🇹🇼. 🐼

[@ActionKid]

[@MelanieMichelin]

Nice to see you back in Taiwan! Really enjoyed your last trip there 😊

[@ActionKid]

You're welcome, I'm going to have a great time here

[@adelinewright8302]

This was so helpful and encouraging! I want to try solo travelling but I’m so scared to go. This made Taiwan look like a great first trip, especially because the US dollar to Taiwanese NT exchange is favorable for me. I’m going to work up the courage to visit!

[@bobbyinalaska.4186]

David Soul died. Hutch from Starsky and Hutch.

[@tanjunwei-s46n]

Singapore Airlines

[@karenchapman5288]

I like your thoughts about being so long through the terminal so they havetime to get your luggage off. 👍quite true. Good point

[@UPynyarLawka]

Thank ActionKid so much,from Myanmar.

[@jeyeyyproductions]

Hi thanks for the video. I will be in Taiwan for 2 days. Do I need the Tpass to go around? Its my first time. Do you know where Aloft Taipe Beitou? How would i get there from Taipei Main Station? Is there like a train or uber? Which one would you suggest? Any help would be appreciated!

[@shou839]

It was my last time in Taipei 7 years ago

[@yctrains]

Welcome to Taiwan! It’s very wise to have a TPASS here, which plan can make unlimited travels with Taoyuan Airport MRT, Taipei Metro System, buses, YouBike in four cities including Taoyuan, New Taipei, Taipei and Keelung. We have president election at January 13th. What’s more, at 12th, there is lots of election activities in front of President’s office building and other places. You can experience it if you want! The result of new president will coming out at January 13th 16:00. I’ve seen your much metro videos before. They are all excellent works. Hope you will have great time in Taiwan! If you have enough time, you can go visit to Keelung, Taoyuan and other countries. These countries have different scenes from Taipei, which is also beautiful.

[@ActionKid]

Yes, the TPASS has already been very worth it for me. I already used it for the Taoyuan Airport MRT, Taipei Metro, buses, TRA to Songshan and all the way to Jiufen!

[@PLFoon]

AK , why don’t you make a trip to Malaysia 🇲🇾 it’s only 4hrs flight from Taiwan 🇹🇼

[@fei2981]

A great video !

[@sauwahfung9176]

Nice to see you come back the Taiwan . Thank you for sharing thank you so much that’s right all right ok no problems me too see you soon see you later good luck good job you are welcome. 👍👍🍵👀❤️❤️🈚️🈶️🈶️🈶️🌧️

[@kim-thule7483]

Hello A.Kid! I'am watching your video Full Trip Taiwan Taoyuan Airport to Downtown Taipei.. Thanks the way you show and shared on video. We;ll been here next few month time. We'll looking some more your video showing about Taiwan . Thank youvery mmuch. Have a nice day 😀👍

[@aediaz10]

Sir, your are 10 steps ahead of me. I watch your NYC videos before my trip and today I searched "Taiwan Airport to Taipei" because of the Taiwan earthquake (just out of curiosity), and here you are again. I'm glad is your video.

[@RicardoLopez-mc5op]

Wow AK from New Year’s Eve in NYC to Taiwan . You’re amazing and your videos are fantastic!

[@stevegiblin270]

That was really close catching that train? Just like in a JAMES BOND 007 movie?😊

[@KMonRails]

11:15 This data point is from Aug 2023 so hopefully it's changed: the downtown Taipei station check-in can be very picky on your itinerary. Needs to be >3hrs before your flight. Also, all segments on your journey must be directly flown by CI/BR/CX etc. So for the time being this effectively precludes transfers and multi-leg journeys for CI/BR because they only have directs from Taipei. CX might work but don't have 1st hand data...

[@i.t_dev4612]

Moved there?

[@MarieA1]

Awesome 👍🏽👍🏽😍

[@kengabs9038]

Amazing how green it is!

[@Friedheim.]

Wonderful videos!!!