Yes, Tainan has an international airport. Tainan Airport (臺南航空站, TNN) is small, with one terminal, but it now has direct flights to Japan and Vietnam as well as short hops to the islands of Penghu and Kinmen. If one of its routes fits your trip, you land a short bus or taxi ride from the old town instead of a high speed rail ride away.
International flights
As of late October 2026, the airport's own timetable lists three international routes:
- Kumamoto, Japan: Tigerair Taiwan, twice a week (Tuesday and Friday), about 2 hours 45 minutes. It started in December 2025.
- Okinawa (Naha), Japan: Tigerair Taiwan, twice a week (Thursday and Sunday), about 1 hour 55 minutes. Also new in December 2025.
- Hanoi, Vietnam: VietJet Air, four times a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday), about 2 hours 50 minutes. The first flight left on 25 October 2026.
A China Eastern route between Tainan and Wuhan is reported as planned from 30 December 2026, twice a week. It is still being finalized, so check with the airline before you plan around it. The airport says its timetable is for reference only: always confirm days and times with the airline.
Domestic flights
Uni Air flies from Tainan to Penghu (Magong), about half an hour, and to Kinmen, about 50 minutes, with three departures a day to each on the day we checked. There are no flights between Tainan and Taipei: for that, take the train. → Taipei to Tainan
Getting between the airport and the city
Several bus routes stop at the airport. The ones visitors use most:
- H31: Tainan HSR Station, the airport and Tainan City Government, every 20 to 30 minutes.
- 8046: Zuoying HSR Station (Kaohsiung) to Tainan Station, via the Chimei Museum and the airport, about 5 trips a day.
- 239: Qieding to Tainan Station via the airport, about 4 trips a day.
- Taiwan Tourist Shuttle 111: Xiaoximen in central Tainan to Kaohsiung International Airport, via the Tainan bus terminal and Tainan Airport, about 8 trips a day.
Bus times change, so check the route on the city's bus site before you rely on one. A taxi is simplest with luggage. Tainan taxis use the meter: NT$85 for the first 1,250 meters, then NT$5 for every 200 meters, with 20% more from 23:00 to 06:00. → Getting around Tainan
In the terminal
- Money: a Bank of Taiwan exchange counter and a Land Bank ATM that takes international and UnionPay cards.
- Before you fly: a duty-free shop after security and a shared VIP lounge.
- Services: free Wi-Fi, phone charging, wheelchair loan, luggage storage near domestic arrivals, and a travel agency counter that sells travel insurance and SIM cards.
- Service desk: 07:00 to 18:00, phone (06) 260-1016.
- Check-in: for international flights it opens about 2 hours before departure and closes 40 minutes before. For domestic flights it opens about 60 minutes before and closes 30 minutes before.
- Parking: an underground car park, cash only. The first 30 minutes are free, then NT$30 an hour, up to NT$240 a day.
Good to know
- Arrival card: foreign visitors fill in Taiwan's online arrival card before landing.
- It's also an air force base. The runways are shared with the air force. Since August 2025, photographing military facilities at joint-use airports can bring a heavy fine, so don't photograph military aircraft or facilities.
- Flying from further away? Most long-haul visitors still land at Taoyuan (TPE) or Kaohsiung (KHH) and come on by rail. → How to get to Tainan
Sources
Tainan Airport's timetable, routes, transport and facilities pages; the city's flight times; Focus Taiwan on the Hanoi and Okinawa launches; UDN on the planned Wuhan route; Liberty Times on the military camp rules. Checked October 2026.