Nantou Travel Card: 3-Day Unlimited Bus Pass - Sun Moon Lake, Cingjing & Xitou (Pick up at HSR Taichung Station)

Ride 10 tourist shuttle routes for 3 days
with one Nantou Travel Card

This pass gives you unlimited rides on the participating Taiwan Tourist Shuttle (台灣好行) routes in Nantou for 3 consecutive days. The card is activated when you first board a bus and can be used until 23:59 on the third day, counting the first day of use. For example, if you first ride on January 1, you can use it until 23:59 on January 3.

Available routes: Sun Moon Lake Route (6670A-F), Puli Route (6670H), Cingjing Route (6664, 6659, 6658), Xitou Route (6883), Sun Moon Lake–Xitou Route (6801), Checheng Route (6671), Ruilong Waterfall Route (6721A), Shuanglong Route (6288), Dongpu Route (6734, 6732) and Route 6701A.

Visit the lake and highland farms on the Sun Moon Lake, Puli and Cingjing routes

The Sun Moon Lake Route departs from Taichung Gancheng Station and passes major transport hubs such as Taichung Train Station, Daqing Train Station and HSR Taichung Station. It stops at Niu Er Stone Sculpture Park, Puli Distillery, Chung Tai Chan Monastery, National Chi Nan University, the Paper Dome, Sun Moon Lake Antique Assam Tea Farm and Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village before reaching Sun Moon Lake, with some services continuing to Xiangshan Visitor Center.

The Puli Route runs directly from Taichung's train and high-speed rail stations to Puli via the national highway. At Puli Terminal you can transfer to other routes such as the Cingjing and Sun Moon Lake routes. The Cingjing Route climbs from Puli Terminal toward Hehuanshan, so you can watch the sheep show at Cingjing Grassland or plan a 2-day, 1-night trip to stargaze at the Night Sky Park.

Explore forests and mountain villages on the Xitou and Checheng routes

The Xitou Route runs from major train and high-speed rail stations to Xitou, a convenient option if driving or group tours feel like a burden.

The Checheng Route is a mountain route linking Sun Moon Lake, Shuili and Checheng. It passes Shuishe Dam and the Xiangshan area with waterside views, and stops at the Toushe education center and the Snake Kiln, where you can try rock or tree climbing and pottery making. At the terminus, Checheng Station, known for its wooden station building, you can transfer to the TRA Jiji Line to travel to Jiji and Longquan stations.

Take the bus to Ruilong Waterfall and the Zhushan area

On the Ruilong Waterfall Route, you can enjoy a short hike in Zhushan's Ruilong Waterfall Park along the suspension bridge, walking trails and an observation deck overlooking the falls. There is also a route from HSR Changhua Station passing Tianzhong Station, the Babao Canal, Zhushan Zinan Temple and Zhushan Old Street, with views of rice paddies and railway tracks.