The ferry to CijinPhoto: Jonashtand / CC BY-SA 4.0
Kaohsiung City Steamship runs the Gushan–Cijin ferry, the island’s link to the city.
Round trip
3 hr
From the ship and back
Fits
a 5-hour call or longer
Margin already counted
Getting there
Light rail to Hamasen NT$20, walk about 10 min, ferry NT$30
See the rides below
Booking
Just turn up
Nothing to reserve
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
Why go
The city ferry crosses the harbour from Gushan to Cijin in about five minutes for NT$30. The counter gives no change; iPASS, EasyCard and icash cards work. Children under 6 or under 115 cm ride free. On the island the Tianhou Temple and the seafood street are by the pier.
Why it earns the hours
- Number 2 of ten on our list for Kaohsiung.
Before you count on it
- 3 hr door to door needs a 5-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Where it is
The ferry to Cijin and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
The day this belongs to
Routes that already include it
Finished days timed from official timetables and our estimates, with this stop in them.
Cijin by light rail and ferryNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5h door to doorCalls of 7 hours or more. The lighthouse opens at 10:00
Lotus Pond, then Cijin by ferryNeeds a 9-hour call · ~7h door to doorCalls of 9 hours or more: Westerdam (07:00–16:00), Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess (07:00–19:00). Times assume 07:30 off the shipPairs well with
Build your own dayWhat to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
The one rule: be back on board 60 minutes before all-aboard. Build the whole day on the Kaohsiung plan page.