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When it rains · Kaohsiung

The Dome of Light and Pier-2’s warehouses

A wet day on any call. Timed from the gangway and back.

4 hr door to door6 stopsA wet day
Open the route in Google Maps, in 3 parts
Photo: Suicasmo / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
4 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
A wet day on any call
Room to spare
None
What it costs
about NT$140
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Room to spare
Fits a 6-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
Taxi to Formosa Boulevard about NT$140, our estimate; MRT and light rail single fares. Dome free to see from the concourse.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

Open in Google Maps, in 3 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevardtrain or bus
  2. 2Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevard → Pier-2 Art Centertrain or bus
  3. 3Pier-2 Art Center → Back to the shipon foot

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi to Formosa Boulevard station (3.3 km, about 6 min, our estimate)

    Or walk about 20 min to Sanduo and ride 2 MRT stops: tap a Visa, Mastercard or JCB at the gate

  2. +0:20
    The Dome of Light on the station concourse

    Station open 05:55–00:25

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (train or bus)
    The Dome of Light, Kaohsiung
    Photo: Suicasmo / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:00
    Taxi or MRT and light rail to Pier-2 Art Center

    Light rail NT$20, coins only

  4. +1:30
    Pier-2’s indoor venues and shops

    Mon–Thu 10:00–18:00, Fri–Sun 10:00–20:00; ticket prices vary by exhibition

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (train or bus)
    Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung
    Photo: Jonashtand / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +3:30
    Light rail Dayi Pier-2 (C12) → Cruise Terminal (C9)

    NT$20

    The waterfront by light rail, Kaohsiung
    Photo: Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong / CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. +4:00
    Back at the gangway
    Back at the gangway, Kaohsiung
    Photo: The Nature Box / CC0 1.0
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
Other routes

The other routes in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung Music Center, KaohsiungThe Music Center and Pier-2 by light railNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hCalls of 5 hours or more, the afternoon Norwegian Jade call (11:00–18:00) among them. No taxi neededThe waterfront by light rail, KaohsiungCijin by light rail and ferryNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hCalls of 7 hours or more. The lighthouse opens at 10:00Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Pond, KaohsiungLotus Pond, then Cijin by ferryNeeds a 9-hour call · ~7hCalls 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 ship
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