Taiwan iPASS Public Transportation : Taiwan Travel Card

With Taiwan iPass,
Subway, bus, and convenience store destinations all at once

With one iPASS, you can freely use subways (Taipei, Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Railway, light rail), buses, public bicycles, etc. throughout Taiwan, as well as receive discount benefits. It can also be used to pay for major convenience stores, gas stations, department stores, some supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, shops, and tourist attraction tickets, making it an essential item when traveling to Taiwan.

After charging, you can immediately use the Taiwan subway (Taipei, Taoyuan, Kaohsiung), Taiwan Railway, light rail (Danhai, Kaohsiung), Taiwan buses and passenger transportation, public bicycle (YouBike) rental, and other public transportation. You can get a discount.

Try it in various places, including all convenience stores, Chulian (Supermarket in Taiwan), gas stations, department stores, restaurants, movie theaters, commercial districts, tourist tickets, etc.

What is Taiwan's transportation card?

Currently, there are four types of transportation cards in Taiwan: Easy Card (悠遊卡/Yoyoka), iPASS (一卡通/Ikatong), icash (愛金卡/Aijinka), and happy cash (有錢卡/Youchienka). there is. Among these, Easy Card, which was the first to appear, has a relatively large number of users, but iPASS, which began a partnership with electronic payment service LINE Pay in 2018, is following suit and growing rapidly.

What are the advantages of iPass?

Taiwan's transportation card iPASS began service in 2008 with the opening of the Kaohsiung Metro. Afterwards, through partnerships with various companies, it can now be used in public transportation and convenience stores throughout Taiwan, as well as movie theaters, supermarkets, restaurants, and tourist attractions.

The advantages of i-Pass include the convenience of payment being made immediately by swiping it on the reader, the card being recyclable as there is no limit on the number of uses or period, and a public transportation discount (20%).

How to use iPass

1. Recharge at MRT station:
The first way to easily recharge your iPass is to use the automatic transportation card recharger located at each MRT station. Also, this method allows you to easily see how much balance is left, so it's a good way to check your balance even if you don't necessarily plan to top it up.

* How to recharge iPass:
1. Place the iPass card in the appropriate location. Then the machine will automatically recognize it and display the balance on the screen. (If you only want to check the balance, collect the card after completing this step.)
2. Please deposit the amount you want to recharge.
3. Once you have put in the desired amount, press the ‘next’ button at the bottom of the screen to start charging.
When you see a message that charging is complete, you can collect the card.

2. Recharge at a convenience store:
It's even simpler to recharge at a convenience store. All you have to do is ask the cashier at the convenience store to recharge the card, and pay the desired amount in cash.
Buying and paying for items at a convenience store is also done by placing your card on the same reader, so you can enjoy the convenience store to your heart's content without worrying about change.