🛍️ Shopping
Ximending
The Harajuku of Taipei: streetwear, street food and the 1908 octagonal Red House at its centre
Typical duration
90 min
Price
Free to wander; street snacks NT$50-150
From port
31 km / 19.3 mi
Transfer time
63 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
👨👩👧 Family friendly♿ Wheelchair accessible⚡ Good for short stops
🕐 Best time to visit
Shops open around 11:00 and the district gets busy from mid-afternoon
Getting there from the port
Train to Taipei Main, then one stop on the metro Blue or Green Line to Ximen
🚌 Best transport: train💶 Cost: NT$62 train plus NT$20 metro