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Kaohsiung Music Center, Kaohsiung

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The Music Center and Pier-2 by light rail

Calls of 5 hours or more, the afternoon Norwegian Jade call (11:00–18:00) among them. No taxi needed. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr door to door6 stopsNeeds a 5-hour call
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Photo: Hanyu Hsieh / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
3 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 5-hour call or longer
Room to spare
None
What it costs
NT$20
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Best for
Calls of 5 hours or more, the afternoon Norwegian Jade call (11:00–18:00) among them. No taxi needed
Room to spare
Fits a 5-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
Two or three light-rail rides, NT$20 each; coins only at the machines. Pier-2’s outdoor areas and the Music Center terraces are free.

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 2 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Kaohsiung Music Center → Pier-2 Art Centeron foot
  2. 2Pier-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
    Walk to the Kaohsiung Music Center on Love River Bay (1.6 km, about 25 min, our estimate)

    Or two light-rail stops to Love Pier (C11)

  2. +0:25
    The Music Center terraces and the Whale Bridge lookout

    Free; building hours not confirmed

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (on foot)
    Kaohsiung Music Center, Kaohsiung
    Photo: Hanyu Hsieh / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:00
    Light rail Love Pier (C11) → Dayi Pier-2 (C12)

    NT$20, coins only; every 10–15 min

    The waterfront by light rail, Kaohsiung
    Photo: Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong / CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. +1:10
    Pier-2 Art Center: the warehouses, the rail trail and the outdoor art

    Free outside; ticketed venues Mon–Thu 10:00–18:00, Fri–Sun 10:00–20:00

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

    NT$20

  6. +3:00
    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

The 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 shipThe Dome of Light, KaohsiungThe Dome of Light and Pier-2’s warehousesA wet day · ~4hA wet day on any call
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