Taiwan
Hualien
Taroko Gorge — marble cliffs and a road carved through them.
When to go
Feb, Mar, Dec tend to be the best months here. Jul is usually the one to avoid.
Daytime high and overnight low, averaged over thirty years of records from Open-Meteo. The rainfall word is the month’s measured average, not a forecast.
What a day costs
Food and getting around, per person per day. Flights are separate, see the fares above.
- Backpacking
- Rp349.862per day+ 3-star rooms from Rp662.304 a night
- Comfortable
- Rp853.663per day+ rooms from Rp893.048 a night
- Treating yourself
- Rp2.169.145per day+ 4-star rooms from Rp1.119.465 a night
Getting there
- Visa for an Indonesian passport
- Embassy visa needed
- Flight time from CGK
- 5h 25m, 1 stop
- Airport
- TPE
Visa status from Wikipedia contributors, copied 2026-09-16. Rules change; check before you book.
Typical return fare by month
Cheapest in Jul 2027, about Rp4.134.556
Dec 2026 costs about Rp2.958.134 more.
Researched fares: Rp3.804.192 to Rp9.198.116 per person over 62 checks, last on 2026-09-07. · Cheapest direct researched: STARLUX Airlines at Rp5.752.944.
From our own live checks: for each departure we sampled in the month, the cheapest return fare per person the newest check found, averaged. The same figures as the fare index, last checked 2026-09-07. Not a quote. What you pay depends on when you book. Departures from Sep 2026 to Jul 2027. How we work this out
Flights from Jakarta by month →
Flying to Hualien
- Fastest journey
- 5h 25m · 1 stop · China Airlines + Scoot
- Cheapest itinerary
- 27h 0m · 1 stop · VietJet Air + Scoot
- Usually flown by
- Scoot, China Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, China Eastern
- Carbon, one way
- 300 kg CO₂
From the 50 fares we researched for a 2027-08-28 departure, checked 2026-09-07. Outbound journey times. Not a quote. How we work this out
Where people stay in Hualien
A few properties Booking.com listed when we captured prices in September 2026, with the nightly rate at the time. This is not a quote and we don't hold rooms. Prices and availability change, so check the page for your own dates. How we work this out
- 3D Sunflower Embossed B&B Self check-in3★ · 4.4/5 · 179 reviewsRp715.906
- Taroko Sialin Coffee Farm Homestay · 4.9/5 · 128 reviewsRp1.198.330
- Time House · 4.7/5 · 29 reviewsRp814.864
- 花蓮凱悅旅店 Kaiyue Inn3★ · 4/5 · 385 reviewsRp834.038
- Jinguann B&B4★ · 4.7/5 · 369 reviewsRp838.898
- Cup Runneth B&B · 4.2/5 · 20 reviewsRp894.753
- Kunba Homestay · 5/5 · 18 reviewsRp771.724
- 晴喧小築民宿-包棟依人數提供房數3★ · 4.8/5 · 14 reviewsRp838.831
Common questions
When is the cheapest month to fly from Jakarta to Hualien?
From what we captured across a year of departures, July is the cheapest month to fly Jakarta to Hualien, at around Rp4.134.556 return. That is a researched figure from a dated snapshot, not a live quote, so check the price with a partner before you book.
Is a visa needed for Taiwan on an Indonesian passport?
On an Indonesian passport, Taiwan: Embassy visa needed. Visa rules change, so confirm with the embassy before you travel.
How much does a day in Hualien cost?
We budget about Rp853.663 per person per day in Hualien for food and getting around locally. Flights and your room are separate.
What is the best time to visit Hualien?
Going by rainfall and temperature records, February, March, December are the most comfortable months in Hualien.
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