Chauffeur service in Taiwan

BlaakLane.com provides chauffeur, black car and limousine service in 2 Taiwan cities: Taipei, Kaohsiung. Every city page lists the airports served, the pickup rules, the business districts and hotels we drive to most and the intercity runs booked from there. Trips are booked on one account at a fixed fare shown before you confirm, with flight tracking on every airport pickup.

Chauffeur service across Taiwan: gateways and arrival steps

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport handles most long-haul traffic through Terminals 1 and 2, about 40 km west of central Taipei. Taipei Songshan Airport sits inside the city and serves regional routes to Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai plus domestic flights to the outer islands. In the south, Kaohsiung International Airport serves the port city and southern industrial belt.

After immigration and baggage reclaim, a BlaakLane.com chauffeur meets you at the designated pre-arranged car pickup point outside arrivals, timed to the actual landing by flight tracking. Taipei travellers who want a greeter holding a name board in the hall can add it as an add-on, available in selected locations.

Citizens of many countries enter visa-exempt for 14 to 90 days, depending on nationality, and an online arrival card can be filed before departure. The Bureau of Consular Affairs keeps the current eligibility list.

Intercity driving times on the west-coast corridor

Most trips run along National Freeways 1 and 3, which parallel the high-speed rail line. The freeways use distance-based electronic tolling.

The Hsuehshan Tunnel to Yilan, at nearly 13 km one of the longest road tunnels in Asia, congests badly on holiday weekends. For a long run south, many executives take the train one way and a car the other; a chauffeur can meet you at Taipei Main Station or at a high-speed rail stop. The rail link from Taoyuan airport to Taipei Main Station takes roughly 35 to 40 minutes on the express service, so a car is mainly chosen for luggage, late arrivals or a door-to-door schedule.

Freeway service areas such as Qingshui, on National Freeway 3 above Taichung, give long runs a natural rest stop. Toll charges are collected automatically by the eTag system at gantries rather than at booths, so there is no stopping at plazas along the way.

Driving realities, typhoons and the annual calendar

Traffic drives on the right. Scooters are the defining feature of Taiwanese roads, filling waiting boxes at every light, so chauffeurs leave extra margin at junctions. Taipei's grid is orderly, and the city's peaks are the usual commuter hours plus Friday evenings.

Typhoon season runs roughly July to October, and the Central Weather Administration's warnings can close offices and schools for a day. Spring brings the plum-rain season in May and June.

• January or February: Lunar New Year, when the island travels home and freeways fill.
• February or March: the Lantern Festival, hosted by a different city each year.
• Late May or early June: Computex at the Nangang Exhibition Center, usually.
• September: SEMICON Taiwan, usually, drawing the semiconductor supply chain to Taipei.
• 31 December: New Year's Eve fireworks at Taipei 101.

Matching a vehicle class to the journey

A Luxury Executive Sedan is the default for a supplier visit in Hsinchu or a meeting in Xinyi. For a chief executive, the Executive First Class Sedan (Maybach) adds rear-seat space on the long run south. Delegations of up to six with luggage fit the Executive Black SUV; a technology-fair team of twelve rides together in a Sprinter Van. The Sprinter Luxury Jet Van seats seven with carry-on only, which suits a day of fab tours. See the fleet and rates.

Business and leisure hubs

Taipei's Xinyi District holds Taipei 101, the international hotels and the city's finance offices; Neihu and Nangang host technology companies and the exhibition halls. The Hsinchu, Taichung and Southern Taiwan science parks form the chip corridor, which is why corporate car service and intercity transfers dominate demand. Kaohsiung adds a container port and a growing cruise terminal. Leisure trips head to Jiufen, Taroko Gorge and Sun Moon Lake. See our city pages for Taipei and Kaohsiung, and the Taiwan Tourism Administration for events.