Keelung
Keelung, Chilung or Jilong, officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan.
Keelung, Chilung or Jilong, officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Taipei City and Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport, and was the world's 7th largest port in 1984.
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Worth seeing in and around Keelung
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Taiwan Ocean University
National Taiwan Ocean University is a public university in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan, dedicated to ocean science.
4.8 km · national university in Keelung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 02National Museum of Marine Science and Technology
The National Museum of Marine Science and Technology is a museum of marine science and marine technology in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. It received 1,395,127 visits in 2016.
6.6 km · national museum in Keelung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 03Pengjia Lighthouse
The Pengjia Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Pengjia Islet, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan.
8.5 km · lighthouse in Keelung · Wikipedia - 04Nuannuan Ande Temple
The Nuannuan Ande Temple is a temple in Nuannuan District, Keelung, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, the patron deity of fishermen, sailors, and any marine-related occupations.
3.5 km · temple in Nuannuan, Keelung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 05Xinshan Reservoir
The Xinshan Dam is a dam located in Anle District, Keelung, Taiwan. The dam supplies water to Keelung and New Taipei districts of Jinshan, Ruifang, Wanli and Xizhi Districts.
2.2 km · reservoir in Anle, Keelung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 06Keelung Fairy Cave
Xian Dong Yan, literally Immortal cave, is a natural sea cave in Zhongshan District, Keelung, Taiwan. It is a designated Cultural Landscape by the Bureau of Cultural Heritage in Taiwan.
2 km · Buddhist cave in Keelung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 07Holy Trinity Church (Keelung)
Holy Trinity Church, Keelung, is a Protestant church located at t No. 163 Tung Ming Road, Hsinyi District, Keelung, an important port city in northern Taiwan.
2.5 km · Protestant church in Taiwan · Wikipedia - 08Zhongzheng Park
The Zhongzheng Park is a park located in Xinyi District and Zhongzheng District of Keelung City, Taiwan. Zhongzheng Park traces its history to 1933 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.
1.8 km · park in Xinyi, Keelung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 09Chungyu University of Film and Arts
Chungyu University of Film and Arts is a private university located in Xinyi District, Keelung, Taiwan. CYUFA offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in film and television, animation, digital media, visual communication design, and performing arts.
2.1 km · private university in Keelung · Wikipedia - 10Taiwan Coal Mine Museum
The Taiwan Coal Mine Museum is a museum about coal mining in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
9.8 km · mining museum in New Taipei, Taiwan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Kanziding Fish Market
- 02Zhongzheng Park
- 03Ershawan Fort
- 04Keelung French Cemetery
A remnant of the Sino-French War of 1884-85, it is about 2 km from the train station, but still very close to the harbor.
- 05Keelung Islet
An easy-to-find islet outside Keelung City.
- 06Heping
It is the doorway island to Keelung Harbor.
From Wikivoyage: Keelung, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Waimu Shan
- 02Lovers Lake
From Wikivoyage: Keelung, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Miaokou Night Market
From Wikivoyage: Keelung, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Keelung
- Airports
- Taipei Songshan (TSA), 20 km · Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE), 51 km · Hualien Chiashan (HUN), 124 km
- Stations
- Port of Keelung, 1 km · Badu, 2.8 km · Wudu railway station, 9 km · Qidu railway station, 4.9 km · Rueifang, 7.8 km
- Taoyuan → Keelung47 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · NT$115–155
- Hualien City → Keelung128 km · quickest by road, 3h 53m · NT$330–440
- Taichung (Qingshui) → Keelung153 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · NT$360–480
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Keelung
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Keelung. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe twice-weekly ferry service to Xiamen and Damaiyu, Yuhuan is operated by the vessel COSCO Star, although as of May 2026, passenger services remain indefinitely suspended.
- Get inThere is a weekly (schedule to be doubled from July 2026) 8-hour overnight ferry service between Keelung and Ishigaki, Japan, operated by Yaima Line.
- Get inFor its first two months operating, the ferry departs Keelung on 23:00 every Tuesday, while the returning route departs Ishigaki on 23:00 every Sunday.
- Get inA regular domestic ferry to the outlying islands of Matsu is also available, though it is very basic and used mostly by military personnel.
- Get inThe nightly ferry service to Matsu leaves the harbour at 23:00.
From Wikivoyage: Keelung, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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Next door to Keelung
Keelung is 23 km from Taipei, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ruifang DistrictA district in New Taipei City, Taiwan7 km
- Qidu DistrictA district in Keelung City, Taiwan5.4 km
- Anle DistrictA district in Keelung City, Taiwan3.6 km
- Zhongzheng Districtdistrict in Keelung City, Taiwan4.2 km
- Zhongshan DistrictA district in Keelung City, Taiwan2.1 km
- Ren-ai DistrictA district in Keelung City, Taiwan1.7 km