Taipei

Taipei 3-day itinerary

3 days in Taipei on foot. The plan moves through City, City, City, starting with Taipei Truth Lutheran Church, Taipei Water Park, Physical Heritage Hall. No car.
Best for
A long weekend walking Taipei.
Pace
Three full walking days.
Base
City
Estimated budget
$240–$840

Day-by-day plan

Follow the stops in order. Walk times are estimates between nearby places.

  1. Day 1

    City

    Walk City in Taipei. Start at Taipei Truth Lutheran Church, then Taipei Water Park and Physical Heritage Hall. Stay on foot.

    1. Stop 1

      Taipei Truth Lutheran Church

      See also zh:台北真理堂.

    2. Stop 2 · 9 min walk

      Taipei Water Park

      See also zh:臺北水道水源地. Tourism: attraction.

    3. Stop 3 · 9 min walk

      Physical Heritage Hall

      See also zh:臺大物理文物廳. Tourism: museum.

    4. Stop 4 · 4 min walk

      Gallery of NTU History

      See also zh:國立臺灣大學校史館. Tourism: museum.

    5. Stop 5 · 12 min walk

      Insect specimen museum

      Tourism: museum.

    6. Stop 6 · 7 min walk

      Animal Museum

      university museum in Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan

    Eat · Pikul: Cuisine: thai.

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  2. Day 2

    City

    Walk City in Taipei. Start at National Taiwan University Archives, then Anthropology museum and Common three pine. Stay on foot.

    1. Stop 1

      National Taiwan University Archives

      university museum in Taipei

    2. Stop 2 · 10 min walk

      Anthropology museum

      See also zh:國立臺灣大學人類學博物館. Tourism: museum.

    3. Stop 3 · 5 min walk

      Common three pine

      See also zh:臺灣大學共同三松. Tourism: attraction.

    4. Stop 4 · 45 min walk

      Successful High School Insect Museum

      Tourism: museum.

    5. Stop 5 · 75 min walk

      Xinglong Christian Church

      Xinglong Christian Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.

    6. Stop 6 · 80 min walk

      Miniatures Museum of Taiwan

      The Miniatures Museum of Taiwan is the first museum to collect miniatures in Asia. The museum was founded on March 28, 1997, by Mr. Lin Wen-ren and his wife. It is located in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.

    Eat · 韓國時間（即將開幕）: 韓國時間（即將開幕） listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.

  3. Day 3

    City

    Walk City in Taipei. Start at Statue of Chiang Kai-shek, then Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum and 第一演講廳(1F). Stay on foot.

    1. Stop 1

      Statue of Chiang Kai-shek

      Historic: memorial.

    2. Stop 2 · 92 min walk

      Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum

      The Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum is a museum in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is dedicated to the pro-democracy activist Cheng Nan-jung.

    3. Stop 3 · 31 min walk

      第一演講廳(1F)

      第一演講廳(1F) on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.

    4. Stop 4 · 41 min walk

      Taipei 101 Observatory

      Taipei 101 (Chinese: 臺北101; pinyin: Táiběi yī líng yī; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometer.

    5. Stop 5 · 4 min walk

      Taipei 101

      Taipei 101 (Chinese: 臺北101; pinyin: Táiběi yī líng yī; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometer.

    6. Stop 6 · 4 min walk

      Taipei 101 MALL

      Taipei 101 (Chinese: 臺北101; pinyin: Táiběi yī líng yī; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometer.

    Eat · various: various listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.

Where to stay

Sleep near the walking base. Pick an area, then search hotels by neighborhood.

  • The centre

    First-time visitors

    Stay inside walking range of the first-day stops in Taipei.

Full where-to-stay guide →

Things to book

Tours and tickets that match this plan. Book anything that needs timed entry.

Budget

Rough mid-range spend for 3 days in Taipei, excluding long-haul flights. Hotel nights drive most of the range.

  • Budget: about $240 (hostel/budget hotel, transit, street food)
  • Mid-range: about $420 (3★ hotel, sit-down meals, a tour or two)
  • Comfort: about $840 (nicer hotel, taxis, paid attractions)

Trip budget calculator →

Transportation

Get in

thumb|280px|Taoyuan Airport arrival hall * | url= | email= | address= | lat=25.0798 | long=121.2338 | directions= | phone= | tollfree= | fax= | hours= | price= | wikipedia=Taoyuan International Airport | image=CKS airport-oliv.jpg | wikidata=Q44856 | content=The primary international airport of Taipei. The airport is about 30 km from the city and freeway buses ply the route, picking up and dropping off passengers at most of the five-star hotels. They also stop at the Taipei Main Station and the smaller Songshan Airport. There are bus services connecting the airport to nearby cities and Taichung in central Taiwan.

Get around

thumb|300px|Taipei MRT Taipei City has a very clean, efficient and safe Mass Rapid Transit system known most commonly as the MRT, but also called Metro Taipei ( ). Fares are between NT$20 and NT$65 for one-way trips around town. It has been widely lauded as one of the most reliable and efficient systems in the world, and is often cited as a gold standard to which Metro systems around the world should aspire to. Stations are clearly identified in English as well as Chinese.

Where to eat

Simple meal ideas near the day’s walking route.

  • Pikul

    Cuisine: thai.

  • 韓國時間（即將開幕）

    韓國時間（即將開幕） listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.

  • various

    various listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.

  • Schwarzwald

    German Cuisine: german.

  • BUNA CAF'E

    Cuisine: coffee_shop.

  • Brass Joy Cafe

    Cuisine: coffee_shop.

  • La Boheme

    La Boheme listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.

  • Cafe Bastille台大店

    Cuisine: coffee_shop;pizza;italian.

Optional alternatives

Add one if a walking day finishes early. Don’t stack them onto the same afternoon.

  • Yangmingshan National Park

    A favourite destination, particularly during spring when thousands of calla lilies, peonies and cherry blossoms bloom in the valleys. Besides that public hot springs, as well as hot sulphur blow holes and sources are equally worth the visit. There are dozens of hiking trails in the park, most marked out on maps from the visitors centre.

  • Golden Horse Chinese Language Film Festival

    Often referred to as the Oscars of the Chinese film world, while films in the awards section are all in Chinese, they have English subtitles and there is also a large non-competition foreign language section.

  • Taipei Film Festival

    An international festival with two award sections – Taipei Award Nominees and International New Talent Nominees. Films are shown at several venues throughout the city.

  • Taipei Pride Parade

    Taipei Pride Parade is a listed stop in this neighborhood.

Before you go

Questions

Do I need a car in Taipei?
No for this plan. The days stay inside walking range, then local transit to TPE. thumb|300px|Taipei MRT Taipei City has a very clean, efficient and safe Mass Rapid Transit system known most commonly as the MRT, but also called Metro Taipei ( ). Fares are between NT$20 and NT$65 for one-way trips around town. It has been widely lauded as one of the most reliable and efficient systems in the world, and is often cited as a gold standard to which Metro systems around the world should aspire to. Stations are clearly identified in English as well as Chinese.
Is 3 days enough?
Yes for the core around City. Switch to 5 days if you want a trip outside Taipei.
Where should I stay?
Base near City so the first walking day starts at the hotel. Eight Elephants Hostel is a listed option, not a ranking.
Where do I eat?
Each day names one sit-down stop. Pikul is on the list. Keep the rest as bakeries and market counters.

Other Taipei trip lengths

Daily stops compiled from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, and OpenTripMap. Updated 2026-08-25. Edited by Lina Varela.