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Travelling from Singapore

Going to Taiwan?

East Asia · About 4.5 hours from Singapore · pays in TWD

Taipei night markets, Jiufen and the east coast make Taiwan a well-loved trip for Singaporean travellers. Coverage is excellent island-wide.

By Marcus Tan·Verified

Your eSIM for Taiwan

Airalo

Taiwan has strong mobile networks everywhere from Taipei to the mountains, so a standard Airalo plan performs reliably for maps and travel apps.

Your travel card for Taiwan

YouTrip

Taiwan still favours cash and stored-value cards for transit, but YouTrip handles shops, hotels and bookings — hold New Taiwan dollars to skip the FX fee.

Before you depart

Lounge access at Changi for the trip out

TWD
New Taiwan dollar
Hold TWD on your travel card before you fly to lock in the rate.

Before you fly to Taiwan

  • Install your eSIM before you fly, so data works the moment you land in Taiwan.
  • Load New Taiwan dollar (TWD) onto your travel card to lock in the rate.
  • Check whether a credit card you already hold includes airport lounge access.
  • Download offline maps for Taiwan in case you land before your eSIM activates.
  • Remember a data-only eSIM has no local number — use WhatsApp or Telegram for calls and OTPs.

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