Your day, step by step
08:30
Clear immigration (e-Gates are available) and walk about eight minutes to Keelung Station.
08:50
Local train to Taipei Main Station, 43–51 minutes, NT$62.
09:45
MRT to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (free) for the changing of the guard, on the hour from 09:00 to 17:00.
11:00
MRT to Taipei 101. Observatory on the 89th floor (book ahead; opens 10:00).
12:30
Lunch near Taipei 101.
14:00
MRT back to Taipei Main Station.
14:30
Be at Taipei Main Station, three hours before all-aboard. Take the next local train to Keelung, about 45 minutes.
16:00
Back on board, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Miaokou Night Market16:15
One port done
Your Keelung day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Miaokou Night MarketWalk, 10–15 min along the harbour16:15
- Taipei Main Station (by train)Local train, 43–51 min, every 20–40 min in the afternoon, then 4–8 min walk14:30
- Taipei (by taxi or bus)Taxi or bus; rush-hour traffic can stretch 40 min to 90 min15:00
- Jiufen Old StreetBus 788, about 50 min to Keelung Station, then a short walk15:00
- Heping Island ParkTaxi, about 15 min16:15
Where people get Keelung wrong
Coming back from Taipei by taxi or bus in afternoon traffic, or arriving at Taipei Main Station just after a train has left.
Built from our Keelung guide, checked against 17 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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Personalise my Keelung dayYour whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Keelung to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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