There are two airports near Taipei Area: (1) Taipei Songshan Airport and (2) Taoyuan International Airport.
The Taipei Songshan Airport is closer to Academia Sinica, however, only flights departing from Haneda Airport, Gimpo Airport, and several Chinese Cities would land in this airport. Other International Flights will all land in Taoyuan International Airport. Please see below for the commute routes between the airports and Taipei City.

 

How to commute between the Airports and Taipei City

The Taoyuan International Airport website offers comprehensive transportation information including ticket prices from Taoyuan International Airport to Taipei City. No matter which type of transportation you choose, it usually takes 1~1.5 hours to reach Taipei City.

The Taipei Songshan Airport website also offers verious ways of transportation for visitors to choose from. Since the Airport is already inside Taipei City, the required travel time depends on your destination.

 

How to commute between the Airports and the Conference Venue

From Taoyuan International Airport to the Conference Venue (the Building for Humanities and Social Sciences (BHSS))

There are two recommended ways to travel from the airport to the Conference Venue:
1. Take the Highway bus 1843 (Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation) from the airport, get off at MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station. Then take a taxi at the taxi stop near the 5th exit of MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station. The taxi fare is about USD$4.
Instead of taxi, you may also take the city bus outside MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station (Exit 5), and get off at Academia Sinica Station (the detail of how to take the city bus can be found in the next paragraph). 
2. Take taxi at the airport. Get off at the Building for Humanities and Social Sciences (BHSS), Academia Sinica. The taxi fare is about USD$40 (the amount may be different depend on route and time). 

From Taipei Songshan Airport to the Conference Venue (the Building for Humanities and Social Sciences (BHSS))

There are two recommended ways to travel from the airport to the Conference Venue:
1. Take the MRT from MRT Songshan Airport Station to MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station (Brown Line). Then take a taxi at the taxi stop near the 5th exit of MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station. The taxi fare is about USD$4.
Instead of taxi, you may also take the city bus outside MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station (Exit 5), and get off at Academia Sinica Station (the detail of how to take the city bus can be found in the next paragraph). 
2. Take taxi at the airport. Get off at the Building for Humanities and Social Sciences (BHSS), Academia Sinica. The taxi fare is about USD$12 (the amount may be different depend on route and time).

How to commute between the City and the Conference Venue

To the Conference Venue (the Building for Humanities and Social Sciences (BHSS))

★ The easiest way would be taxi. The taxi fare is about USD$4 from MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station (Blue & Brown Line) to the Activity Center, Academia Sinica. The taxi stop is near the 5th exit of MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station.
In stead of taxi, you may also choose to take the city bus from MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station: Take the Bannan line (Blue) or Wenhu line (Brown) to the MRT Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station (Exit 5), walk across the Academia Road, and take bus 205, 276, 306, 620, or 645. Get off at station Academia Sinica. It will take about 10 minutes walk from the gate of Academia Sinica to the Conference Venue (BHSS).

From the Conference Venue (the Building for Humanities and Social Sciences (BHSS))

★ To MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station: Take taxi from Academia Sinica (Activity Center) to MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station. The taxi fare is about USD$4.
In stead of taxi, you may also choose to take the city bus At the bus station Academia Sinica, take bus 205, 276, 306, 620, or 645 to MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station.

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Public Transportation

By Metro (MRT):
★ The Taipei Mass Rapid (MRT) System
★ MRT Ticket Information
★ MRT Hours: 06:00-24:00

By Bus:
★ Fares: Coin-NT$15 (per section)
★ Bus fares can also be paid with a MRT EasyCard (with a transfer discount for users transferring between metro and bus).