Take the Taoyuan MRT to Taipei Main Station (Express: 35 mins / Regular: 50 mins). For detailed information on schedules, fares, and transfers, please refer to the Taoyuan Metro Passenger Guide.
Take an express train to Hualien Station (Taroko Express, Puyuma Express, or Express 3000 – approx. 2.5 hrs). For schedules, fares, and seat reservations, please check the Taiwan Railway e‑booking system.
Take a taxi from Hualien station to Hoya Resort Hotel if you forget to reserve a pick-up or a drop-off 24 hrs before your arrival or departure. Show the driver: 我要去富野,中華路302號,謝謝 。(I’m going to Hoya Resort Hotel, No. 302, ZhongHua Road, thank you!)
Show the driver: 我要去XX 旅館,謝謝 。(I’m going to XX Hotel, thank you!)
Take the Taroko Shuttle Bus (#301) to Daxue Gate (front gate) of National Dong Hwa University (NDHU). Or take the Hualien shuttle bus (#1121) to the ZhiXue Gate (back gate) of NDHU. Both rides take approximately 50 minutes to the gates.
The cost of taking taxi from Hualien station to NDHU goes around 500 NTD and it takes at least 30 min. Show the driver: 您好,我要去東華大學藝術學院,謝謝 。(Hello, I’m going to the College of Arts, National Dong Hwa University, thank you!)
If you get lost in Hualien, please show people:
請問,我要怎麼去東華大學? (Excuse, me. How can I get to National Dong Hwa University?)
If you get lost in NDHU, please show people:
請問,我要怎麼去藝術學院? (Excuse, me. How can I get to the College of Arts?)