WBC 2024

Useful Travel Info

Reminders

1. Booking rooms through either of the following 2 methods will receive a booking discount.
(1) by reservation forms (The Ho Hotel, Episode Hotel, Hotel Royal Hsinchu):  
Please use reservation forms provided in last column

(2) by website(Hotel Formosa):
Please put Order Note: 2024WBC

2.Due to the high demand for accommodations in April in Taiwan, we recommend completing your booking before the end of January for better availability and assurance.
3. We will provide shuttle services every morning from the following hotels to the venue, and after the event, there will be shuttles from the venue back to the hotels.

VENUE 1

Hsinchu City

新竹市

Check in

April 17

Check out

April 20

No. 1

The Ho Hotel

和選旅

2 min (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No.16, Daxue Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City 300,Taiwan

E-mail

Sabrina.Lee@thehohotel.com.tw

rsvn@thehohotel.com.tw

No. 2

Episode Hotel Hsinchu

新竹伊普索凱悅尚選酒店

10 mins (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No.111, Section 2, Gongdao 5th Road, East Dist., Hsinchu City, Taiwan, 300

E-mail

hotel@hc.hotelroyal.com.tw

No. 3

Hotel Royal Hsinchu

新竹老爺酒店

8 mins (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No.227, Kuan-Fu Rd., Sec.1, Hsinchu300, Taiwan, R.O.C

E-mail

hotel@hc.hotelroyal.com.tw

VENUE 2

Option 1

Nantou County

南投縣

Option 2

Taichung City

台中市

Check in

April 20

Check out

April 22

No. 1

Hotel Formosa

福美飯店(草屯)

3 min (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No.78, Bishan Rd., Caotun Township, Nantou County 542, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

E-mail

fumeihotel168@gmail.com

To reserve hotels from website
**When booking a room, Please put Order Note: 2024WBC and you will get special discount from hotel.

No. 2

HOTEL BUWANRER GARDEN NO.6

寶旺萊6號花園酒店

6 min (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No. 1752, Zhongzheng Rd., Caotun Township, Nantou County 542018, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

E-mail

hbg6hotel@gmail.com

To reserve hotels from website

No. 3

Hotel HSR Hesper HSR

赫絲珀高鐵行旅

30 min (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No.255, Xinxing Rd., Wuri DistTaichung City, 41457Taiwan

E-mail

hsrhotel@gmail.com

No. 4

Comin' Place

康茵行旅

30 min (From Hotel to Venue by car)

see route

No. 73, Datong 9th St., Wuri Dist., Taichung City 414007, Taiwan

E-mail

cominplace73@gmail.com

To reserve hotels from website

Transportation

Venue 1:Hsinchu

National Yangming Chiaotung University (NYCU Kuang-Fu Campus)From Taoyuan Airport to NYCU(Hsinchu)

Public Transportation

Taoyuan International Airport → Hsinchu
• Bus
The Sun Hao Bus (Route 1250) is a national highway bus route that runs between Terminals 1 and 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Hsinchu Bus Transfer Station. The service operates 24 hours a day. Get off the bus at the first stop (Kuangfu Rd.) after it reaches Hsinchu. The WBC venue is in a walking distance.  
More information about the bus service:  Sun Hao Bus to Hsinchu

• Taxi

Taxis operating by shifts are located at the west side(meeting point 26) of the Terminal 1's and Terminal 2's Arrivals Lobby at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Airport taxis provide transportation services 24 hours.

Service number
Terminal 1 Taxi service center: +886-3-3834499
Terminal 2 Taxi service center: +886-3-3982022

Taoyuan International Airport→ Taoyuan HSR Station→ Hsinchu HSR Station
Take Taoyuan Airport MRT from Terminals 1 and 2 of the International Airport and travel to Taoyuan HSR Station first. From there, transfer to the High Speed Rail to go to Hsinchu HSR Station.
More information:
Taoyuan Airport MRT
Taiwan High Speed Rail

Hsinchu HSR Station→ WBC Venu in Hsinchu
• Taxi
Taxis are available outside the Hsinchu HSR Station.

• Shuttle bus (free)
Shuttle buses are available outside the Hsinchu HSR Station (bus station platform 5) . They are only available in the morning.
More information about the shuttle bus:
Shuttle bus timetable

Hsinchu Railway Station→ WBC Venu in Hsinchu
• Taxi
Taxis are available outside the Hsinchu Railway Station.

• Bus

Take the Taiwan Railway to "Hsinchu Station," then transfer to 【Hsinchu Bus -City Route 2】to "NCTU Kuang-Fu Campus Station." The stop at the railway station can be found outside the station, and this bus route end at Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Kuang Fu Campus) , where the WBC venue is. 

• Shuttle bus (free)
Shuttle bus (free)Shuttle buses are available outside the Hsinchu Railway Station (pick-up area across the street from the front station ) . They are only available in the morning.
More information about the shuttle bus:
Shuttle bus timetable

Parking Information

• Motorcycle
Motorcycles are not allowed inside the campus. There is a motorcycle parking area on Daxue Road.
• Car
Cars are allowed to enter the campus. White parking spaces within the campus are available for parking. Parking is free for the first 30 minutes, and a fee of 30 NTD per hour is charged for extra time.

General Advice
For international participants, it is advised to avoid taking railways and local buses. Taking a taxi from the airport and go straight to the hotel is a more hassle-free option and costs aroud 1200-1500 NTD. Taking a bus from the airport or taking Taoyuan Airport MRT (then transfer to HSR to Hsinchu) is the second favorable option. It is advised to take a taxi to the hotel if not going to the WBC venue straight.

Venue 2:Caotun

National Taiwan Craft Reserarch and Development Institute(NTCRI-Caotun)

Drive ( Parking lot )

Parking Lot: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9NBY7TSX3XWzgzc2A

Public Transportation

• Taiwan High-Speed Rail Transfer to Bus
Take the Taiwan High-Speed Rail to "Taichung Station," transfer to 【 Nantou Bus -6670 】or  【 Ubus- 1657】, get off at "Caotun Station," then transfer to the local bus at "Craft Center Station."

• Taiwan Railway Transfer to Bus
Take the Taiwan Railway to "Taichung Railway Station," transfer to 【 ChuanHang Bus-6268 】/【 Nantou Bus- 6899 】 to "Caotun Station," then transfer to the local bus at "Craft Center Station."

• Long-Distance Bus (Taipei Bus Transfer Station)
Take 【 Kuo-Kuang Bus - 1831 】, get off at "Caotun Station," then transfer to the local bus at "Craft Center Station/."

• Local buses 
At "Caotun Station" , you can take one of the following buses:
【 Taichung Bus-108 】,【 Nantou Bus - 6655/ 6653/ 6670G】,【 Changhua Bus 6875 】,【 ChuanHang Bus - 6268A 】, and get off at "Craft Center Station/ Handicraft Center/ Handmade Craft Center

• Direct bus from Taichung to the Craft Center
From the “Gancheng Station”, you can take one of the following buses:
【Chuan Hang Bus -6268A 】/ 【 Nantou Bus - 6899A/6670G】, and get off at "Craft Center Station”
bus route information:https://www.taiwanbus.tw/eBUSPage/Default.aspx?lan=E

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