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Taiwan Visa Application

The organizing committee can provide invitation letters for registered attendees.

Further information on visa requirements: https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-137-2.html

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the delegate to acquire the necessary travel authorization to enter Taiwan.

 

Air travel and transfer

Taoyuan international airport to Tainan: about 2.5 hours

By Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR)

- Terminal 1 or 2 (Taoyuan MRT) ⮕Taoyuan THSR ⮕*Tainan THSR ⮕ take the shuttle train (Taiwan Railway) at Shalun station to Tainan station ⮕ Conference Venue

*Tainan station can proceed to the interchange corridor on the 2nd floor of High Speed Rail Tainan station or the No.1 exit on the 1st floor lobby to take the shuttle train at Shalun station to Tainan station.

 

Kaohsiung international airport to Tainan:

Route 1

By Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR): about 1.5 hours

- Kaohsiung international airport MRT⮕ Kaohsiung THSR ⮕ *Tainan (THSR) ⮕ take the shuttle train (Taiwan Railway) at Shalun station to Tainan station⮕ Conference Venue

*Tainan station can proceed to the interchange corridor on the 2nd floor of High Speed Rail Tainan station or the No.1 exit on the 1st floor lobby to take the shuttle train at Shalun station to Tainan station.

Route 2

By Taiwan Railway: about 1 hour

- Kaohsiung international airport MRT⮕ Kaohsiung Station ⮕Tainan station⮕Conference Venue

 

Information for transportation:

- Taoyuan MRT information: https://www.tymetro.com.tw/tymetro-new/en/_pages/travel-guide/index.php

- THSR information: https://en.thsrc.com.tw/

- Taiwan Railway information: https://tip.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US

- Kaohsiung MRT information: https://www.krtc.com.tw/eng/Guide/guide_map

 

Driving Directions

Taoyuan international airport to Tainan: (about 4 hours)

Take National Freeway No.1 (Sun Yat-Sen Freeway) southbound to NCKU main campus through Dawan Interchange

Kaohsiung international airport to Tainan: (about 1.5 hours)

Take National Freeway No.1 (Sun Yat-Sen Freeway) northbound to NCKU main campus through Rende Interchange

 

Conference Venue

Chung-Hwa Hall, The Magic School of Green Technology, NCKU, Tainan, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Google map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1xzgArBNFvpZqwz9

 

Accommodation

The accommodation for the Keynote / Invited speakers be arranged by the conference organizers.

The other participants can choose to book their rooms in the hotels suggested below.

NOTE: Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodation.

- Academy Hotel: https://www.academyhotel.com.tw/en 　
    Distance: 550 meters to the venue, about walkable distance (~6-minute walk)

- Shangrila Far Eastern Tainan: https://www.shangri-la.com/en/tainan/fareasternplazashangrila/
    Distance: 1 km to the venue, about walkable distance (~12-minute walk)

- Roaders Hotel: https://www.roadershotel-chengda.com/
    Distance: 1 km to the venue, about walkable distance (~12-minute walk)

- Hotel Tainan: https://www.hotel-tainan.com.tw/
    Distance: 2 km to the venue, a 10-minute drive by taxi, about walkable distance (~24-minute walk)

- Grand Banyan Hotel: https://www.grandbanyanhotel.com/en/
    Distance: 2.5 km to the venue, a 12-minute drive by taxi