Why go
- City in northern Taiwan.
- Served by Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ).
History
Hsinchu, officially Hsinchu City, is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 476,273 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, Hsinchu County to the north and east, and Miaoli County to the south. Hsinchu is nicknamed the Windy City for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons.
Restaurants & places to go
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00 Features: takeaway Wikipedia: zh:新竹州圖書館 · 8 文化街, 新竹市 · starbucks.com.tw
Coffee Shop, Cafe · 本店有書可供現場閱讀。有冷氣。黃光燈。 Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-01:00 Features: takeaway · 180 林森路, 新竹市, 30046 · facebook.com
Japanese, Restaurant · 最後點餐時間20:30 Opening hours: 11:30-14:00;17:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 33-60 民族路, 新竹市 · m.facebook.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 197 東南街, 新竹市, 300 · 85cafe.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 · 395 中華路, 新竹縣 · dominos.com.tw
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 6 高鐵七路, 新竹縣 · subway.com.tw
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, air conditioning · 229 中央路, 新竹市, 300 · sushiro.com.tw
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-23:00 · 302 民生路, 新竹市 · pizzahut.com.tw
292 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) 40 km to the centre
Taoyuan, TAO, TW — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 50 airlines (China Airlines, EVA Air, TransAsia Airways, China Eastern Airlines…) · direct flights to 103 destinations incl. Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 50 airlines, 103 direct destinations
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 737-800, 747-400, A340-300, A321) · 53 routes: Agana, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Chengdu, Dalian, Delhi, Denpasar, Frankfurt, FSZ, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hanoi, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Ishigaki, Jakarta, Kagoshima, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Manila, Miyazaki, Nagoya, Nanchang, Okinawa, Osaka, Penang, Phnom-penh, Qingdao, San Francisco, Sanya, Sapporo, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen … +13 more
- EVA Air BR (A330-200, 777-300ER, A321, M90, 747-400, A330-300…) · 43 routes: Agana, Asahikawa, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Chengdu, Denpasar, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hakodate, Hangzhou, Hanoi*, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Huangshan, Jakarta, Jinan, Kanazawa, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Macau, Manila, New York, Okayama*, Osaka, Paris, Phnom-penh, San Francisco, Sapporo, Seattle, Sendai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Surabaya, Tianjin, Tokyo … +3 more
- TransAsia Airways GE (A321, 330, A320, 737-800) · 19 routes: Asahikawa, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Changcha, Cheju, Chiang Mai, Dayong, Hakodate, Ishigaki, Kushiro, Macau, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, Shanghai, Siem-reap, Tokyo, Wuxi*, Xuzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737-800, A321, A330-200, 737) · 15 routes: Hefei, INC, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Yancheng
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, 737-800, A321, A330-300, 757-200, 777-200) · 15 routes: Changcha, Changchun, Dalian, Dayong, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Harbin, Nanning, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
- Uni Air B7 (A321, 737-800, A330-200, M90, 74E, A320) · 10 routes: Chongqing, Dalian*, Fuzhou, Nanjing*, Ninbo*, Qingdao*, Shenyang*, Shenzhen*, Xi'an*, Yancheng
- All Nippon Airways NH (A330-200, A321, A330-300, 767-300, M90) · 9 routes: Asahikawa*, Fukuoka*, Hakodate*, Kanazawa*, Okayama*, Osaka, Sapporo*, Sendai*, Tokyo
- Mandarin Airlines AE (A330-300, 737-800, A320, A340-300, A321, 747-400) · 8 routes: Changcha*, Lijiang, Nanjing*, Ninbo*, Shenyang*, Xiamen*, Yancheng*, Zhengzhou*
- Air China CA (747-400, A321, A330-200, 777-300ER, M90, A319…) · 7 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Shanghai, Wenzhou
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300, A330-300, 777-200, A340-300, 747-400, A320…) · 6 routes: Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 6 routes: Beijing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Lanzhou, Xi'an
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (737-800, 777-200, A330-300, 747-400, 767) · 5 routes: Fukuoka*, Hong Kong*, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737-800, 330) · 5 routes: Changcha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen
- Primaris Airlines FE (M83) · 4 routes: Guiyang, Hefei, INC, Shijiazhuang
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800, A320) · 4 routes: Nanning, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuxi
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 3 routes: Los Angeles*, San Francisco*, Tokyo
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-300, 737-800) · 3 routes: Denpasar*, Jakarta, Singapore*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (777, 340) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Bangkok*, Manila
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 3 routes: Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 3 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai
- US Airways US (777-300ER, 747-400) · 3 routes: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle
- Air France AF (777) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Manila*
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- Jetstar Asia Airways 3K (A320) · 2 routes: Osaka, Singapore
- Malaysia Airlines MH (737-800) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Peach Aviation MM (A320) · 2 routes: Okinawa, Osaka
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 2 routes: Kalibo, Manila
- Thai Airways International TG (330) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Seoul
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321) · 2 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Air Busan BX (A321, 734) · 1 route: Busan
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 1 route: Kota Kinabalu
- AirAsia X D7 (330) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Alitalia AZ (A330-300) · 1 route: Delhi*
- American Airlines AA (737) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Arrow Air JW (A320) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, A330-300, 777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-300) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Korean Air KE (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320) · 1 route: Kunming
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Singapore
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Transaero Airlines UN (A330-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- United Airlines UA (777) · 1 route: San Francisco
- Zest Air Z2 (A320) · 1 route: Kalibo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Hsinchu, Taiwan. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
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