Venue & Travel

Venue: Hotel Royal Chiaohsi

Address: No.69, Wufeng Rd., Jiaoxi, Yilan County 262, Taiwan

Local Information

ISAAC Shuttle Service

ISAAC offers free shuttle buses from Taipei Main Station to Jiaoxi area as follows:

[Taipei Main Station]
12:00 (noon) Dec. 15 (Sat)
19:00 (evening) Dec. 15 (Sat)
13:00 (afternoon) Dec. 16 (Sun)

Meeting point at Taipei Main Station East Gate 3:

Meet you all at “Exit 3” of the East Gate of Taipei Main Station (i.e. the gate to Zhongshan North Road) . There is a 7-ELEVEN convenience store next to it. Our volunteer assistants who wear NTHU hoodie will meet you there.

Remark:
For those participants who fill out your flight info and plan to arrive at Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA), we will arrange airport pickup vans from TPE (and TSA) to Jiaoxi area on Dec. 15 & 16.
 

Accommodation

The local information map page provides a list of hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops and transportation information. The information bar on the map shows the above information by category. Note that the walking distance between Royal Chiaoshi Hotel and other hotels/stores is about 20-30 minutes. Royal Chiaohsi also offers free local shuttle service to and from Jiaoxi train & bus stations. (Royal Chiaohsi is about only five-minute driving distance away from the stations.)

Please check the information of the hotels (including special rates, address, ranking, etc.) in the information bar on the map. Note that December is one of the most popular months in Jiaoxi area. The hotel rooms with special rates are actually not on hold, and are provided on a first come first served basis. Please book your hotel as soon as possible. Besides, the room rates may vary a little, depending on currency exchange rates.

Sightseeing

Jiaoxi is one of the most famous towns in Taiwan for hot spring. It would be great if your family will come with you when you participate in this year's ISAAC. We provide some one-day local trips during Dec. 17-20. You can make a reservation through the registration form, and pay at the front desk then.

Travel

If you would like to go to Jiaoxi, Yilan by yourself, here is the information of public transportation (by Train or Bus).

You can take train (or bus) from Taipei Main Station to Jiaoxi Train Station (or Jiaoxi Bus Station, respectively) by yourself. The conference hotel offers local shuttle service from Taipei Main Station and from Jiaoxi train station and Jiaoxi bus station. Notice that the shuttle service needs to be booked earlier.

Public Transportation (By Train or Bus):

There is no direct train or bus from the airport (TPE) to Jiaoxi, Yilan. Here are three ways we recommend:

1. Take Taoyuan Metro Express to Taipei Main Station (台北車站). (Fare: TWD $160; Duration: 30-45 minutes)
   Then take railway from Taipei Main Station to Jiaoxi Train Station (Jiaoxi, Yilan). (Fare: TWD $199; Duration: 90-120 minutes)
   (Address: No.1, Wenquan Rd., Jiaoxi, Yilan County 262, Taiwan)
 
2. Or Take Taoyuan Metro Express to Taipei Bus Station(台北轉運站). (Fare: TWD $160; Duration: about 50 minutes)
   Then take KAMALAN Bus (葛瑪蘭客運) from Taipei Bus Station to Jiaoxi Bus Station (礁溪轉運站) (Fare: TWD $110; Duration: about 1 hour)
   (Address: No.17, Sec. 6, Jiaoxi Rd., Jiaoxi, Yilan County, Taiwan)
 
3. Or Take AirBus to Taipei City Hall Bus Station (市府轉運站) . (Fare: about TWD $150; Duration: about 80 minutes)
   Then take Capital Bus (首都客運) from Taipei City Hall Bus Station to Jiaoxi Bus Station. (礁溪轉運站) (Fare: about TWD $95; Duration: about 50 minutes)
   (Address: No.17, Sec. 6, Jiaoxi Rd., Jiaoxi, Yilan County, Taiwan)
 

There is no direct train or bus from the airport to Jiaoxi, Yilan. Here is a simple way we recommend:

• Take Taipei MRT(捷運) from Songshan Airport MRT Station (松山機場站) to Zhongxiao Dunhua Station (忠孝敦化站), and then transfer to Taipei City Hall MRT Station (捷運市政府站) (Fare: about TWD $50; Duarion: about 20 minutes)
  Then take Capital Bus (首都客運) from Taipei City Hall Bus Station to Jiaoxi Bus Station. (礁溪轉運站) (Fare: about TWD $95; Duration: about 50 minutes)
  (Address: No.17, Sec. 6, Jiaoxi Rd., Jiaoxi, Yilan County, Taiwan)
 

By Taxi

From Taoyuan International Airport (TPE): (Fare: about TWD $2500 to 3000; Duration: about 70-80 minutes)

From Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA): (Fare: about TWD $1500 to 2000; Duration: about 50 minutes)

If you carry heavy luggage, taking a taxi may be the easiest way to get to Jiaoxi, Yilan. The taxi queue is outside the Arrival Lobby of the airports, and taxi services are available 24 hours a day. After you get in a taxi, show the taxi driver the address of Hotel Royal Chiaohsi, Jiaoxi (or your hotel) in Chinese (礁溪老爺酒店, Address: 宜蘭縣礁溪鄉大忠村五峰路69號).

★ Reminder: Note that the bus/taxi duration may vary a lot due to heavy traffic jams in the morning time on the weekends when passing through the Hsueh Shan Tunnel.