Where to Stay for the Day Trip: Taipei Main Station or Shifen
Where to stay for a Shifen, Jiufen and Yehliu day: hotels near Taipei Main Station, Ximen or Zhongxiao Xinsheng by where your tour meets, or a night in Shifen. Who each suits, and the catch.
For the Shifen, Jiufen and Yehliu day trip, stay near Taipei Main Station: the shared tour meets at MRT Taipei Main Station exit M3 at 9:00 AM, and three more of the tours here start in or beside the same station. If you book a tour that meets elsewhere, stay by its station instead: Ximen for the two that leave from there, Zhongxiao Xinsheng for Edison Tours' small-group day. A night in Shifen suits a different trip, the Pingxi Line on your own. Each base is below with who it suits, the catch and a room search.
Booking the shared day trip: near Taipei Main Station
Why it suits you. MyProGuide Inc.’s shared day trip meets at MRT Taipei Main Station (R10/BL12) exit M3 at 9:00 AM; the guide wears a yellow shirt. The same company’s Jiufen View and Shifen Day Tour also leaves from Taipei Main Station, its day with the Golden Waterfall meets at Taipei Station east exit 3 at 9:15 AM, and LION TRAVEL SERVICE CO., LTD’s day with Houtong starts at its store inside the station’s main hall. A room within walking distance keeps the morning simple, and you can switch between those tours without changing hotels.
The catch. The day trip ends in Taipei City or at Raohe Street Night Market, so the evening may not end where it began; MyProGuide Inc.’s Viator day ends at Raohe Night Market, and the itinerary does not include the market.
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Booking ORinn Travel and Tours or ROUTOR TRAVEL: near Ximen Station
Why it suits you. ORinn Travel and Tours’ option with Yehliu Geopark meets at Ximen Station at 8:15 AM, and ROUTOR TRAVEL’s day on Viator meets outside MRT Ximen Station exit 5 at 8:15 AM.
The catch. These are the earliest meeting times here, and neither tour is the shared day trip, which meets at Taipei Main Station; book the tour before you choose the room.
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Booking Edison Tours: near Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station
Why it suits you. Edison Tours’ small-group day with the lantern and Edison Travel Service’s small-group day on Viator meet at MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station exit 2 at 8:30 AM; on the Viator day the guide waits near the exit at ground level with the company’s flag.
The catch. Edison Travel Service’s Viator day ends the group tour at the same exit, so a room here helps only if an Edison day is the tour you have booked.
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Booking a private tour: anywhere in its pickup area
Why it suits you. The private options collect you from your hotel: MyProGuide Inc.’s within designated areas of Taipei City, Edison Tours’ in downtown Taipei City and YOLO Taiwan’s in Taipei City. You can stay where you like.
The catch. “Designated areas” means a list: check that your hotel is inside it when you book, before you pay for the room.
Doing the Pingxi Line on your own: a night in Shifen
Why it suits you. Shifen is a stop on the Pingxi Line, which runs 12.9 kilometres from Sandiaoling to Jingtong, and its Old Street is where the lanterns go up; New Taipei City says the lantern shops there are open on weekdays and holidays. The Shifen Visitor Center, a 15-minute walk from the station along the Old Street, runs classes on making sky lanterns, and Shifen Waterfall is a short way off (Tourism Administration, 14 November 2026).
The catch. Every tour on this site starts in Taipei, so a night in Shifen means doing the day without one, or travelling back into Taipei for a morning start. Jiufen and Yehliu are separate journeys from there.
Who meets where
| Tour (operator) | Meeting point | Start | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shifen, Jiufen, and Yehliu Guided Day Trip (MyProGuide Inc.) | MRT Taipei Main Station exit M3 (private: hotel pickup) | 9:00 AM | US$45.00 per adult |
| Yehliu, Jiufen, Shifen & Golden Waterfall Day Tour (MyProGuide Inc.) | Taipei Station east exit 3 | 9:15 AM meet, 9:30 AM departure | US$50.00 per adult |
| Yehliu, Shifen, Houtong & Jiufen One-Day Tour (LION TRAVEL SERVICE CO., LTD) | Its store inside Taipei Station’s main hall | 9:00 AM | US$33.44 per adult |
| Shifen, Jiufen, and Yehliu Geopark Day Tour (ORinn Travel and Tours) | Ximen Station (the option with Yehliu) | 8:15 AM | US$65.00 per adult for that option |
| Yehliu, Jiufen, Shifen & Sky Lantern, Max 25 pax (Edison Tours) | MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station exit 2 | 8:30 AM | US$79.04 per adult |
GetYourGuide regular prices checked November 2026. ROUTOR TRAVEL’s Viator day meets outside MRT Ximen Station exit 5 at 8:15 AM.
The room searches above show what is free and at what price; this guide does not rank places.
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MyProGuide Inc.'s day trip meets at MRT Taipei Main Station exit M3 at 9:00 AM: Shifen Old Street, Shifen Waterfall, Jiufen and Yehliu Geopark, with the Yehliu ticket included. One adult can book.
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