Taichung eSIM
In Taichung you connect to Chunghwa or FarEasTone, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 88 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Chunghwa and FarEasTone
- Real speed in Taiwan
- 88 Mbps median, 27 Mbps for the slowest tenth742 travellers across Taiwan, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Taichung
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $2.18 | $2.18 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.18 | $6.54 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.18 | $10.90 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.18 | $21.80 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.18 | $43.60 |
How Taiwan compares across Asia
- Speed rank
- 4 of 26 destinations we sell in Asia
- Regional median
- 44 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 31 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Chunghwa, FarEasTone
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Hong Kong, 92 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Macau, 84 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung
- tenth percentile
- 27 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 742 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Taichung International Airport (RMQ)
- Airport
- RMQ / RCMQ
- SIM on arrival
- SIM counters or vending in the terminalTaiwan Mobile lists a prepaid counter at Taichung International Airport open 04:30 to 23:00. Chunghwa Telecom staffs a counter on 1F of the international departure hall from 10:00 to 22:00.
Getting into Taichung
- Airport bus 156 to HSR Taichung Station (RMQ)
- Airport bus 555 to Metro Wenhua Senior High School Station (RMQ)
- Airport buses 302, 333, 500 and 357 to Taichung Station (RMQ)
Underground and on the metro
Taichung Metro runs 1 lines. It opened in 2021. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Taichung
- Taichung's only metro line, the Green line, is entirely elevated and driverless, running 16.5 km between Beitun and Wuri - so there is no underground section to lose signal in.
- The metro opened only on 25 April 2021, so Taichung is a very recent rapid-transit city compared with Taipei and Kaohsiung.
- Taichung's airport was only redesignated as an international airport on 3 January 2017 and its route network is correspondingly limited.
- Taiwan's iTaiwan free public wifi has required no registration since 1 July 2020, for local residents and foreign visitors alike, at more than 5,000 hotspots in government offices, tourist attractions and transport stations.
- Taichung's city wifi uses the SSID iTaichung. You connect, are redirected to a terms of use page, agree to it and then browse. No account, local phone number or passport is involved.
- iTaichung indoor hotspots run only during the host office's opening hours, while outdoor hotspots run 24 hours. Bandwidth is shared, with about 8 Mbps quoted as the basic rate.
- A foreigner buying a Taiwanese prepaid SIM must show two original documents: a foreign passport as primary ID, plus a secondary ID such as a visa, entry or exit permit, NHI card or a Taiwan driving licence.
- Taiwan Mobile runs a prepaid tourist SIM counter at Taichung International Airport from 04:30 to 23:00, one of five airport counters it lists in Taiwan.
- Chunghwa Telecom staffs a counter on 1F of Taichung airport's international departure hall from 10:00 to 22:00, selling prepaid cards and handling roaming, phone cards and bill payment.
- Taichung Metro sells single journey tickets and accepts EasyCard, iPASS, icash 2.0 and Easy Wallet. Credit cards are not listed among the accepted payment methods.
- Taichung Metro sells a one day pass at NT$120, a 24 hour pass at NT$150 and a 48 hour pass at NT$250, alongside the TPASS monthly pass.
- Taichung's free first 10 km bus benefit is restricted to registered Taichung residents, their foreign spouses, local students and permanent residents with a Taichung address. A visitor pays the ordinary fare.
- Airport buses leave from B1 of Taichung's international terminal, which has seven platforms. Route 156 runs direct to HSR Taichung Station and routes 302, 333, 500 and 357 serve Taichung Station.
- From Taichung airport, routes 302, 333 and 555 reach the metro Green line at Taichung City Hall station, and route 555 also calls at Wenhua Senior High School station on the same line.
- Taichung International Airport operates from 06:00 to 23:00, with a curfew from 23:00 to 07:00. It has one runway, 3,659 m long and 61 m wide, and two terminal buildings.
- Taichung airport keeps an internet zone with public computers near gates 5 and 6 on 3F of the international terminal.