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I am looking for anyone that can give me a hint on how to reach Taiwan from the Philippines without flying. I assume it will be either a cruise, a freight ship or a fishermen's boat. Anyone that can give me a lead on where to ask? Last activity here on this subject is more than 10 years and inconclusive.

Franck Dernoncourt
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I don't know if there are any more direct links, but here's the closest I could get to on Google Maps:

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Note:

  • There are ferries from the Pingtan to Taiwan, but apparently Google Maps doesn't know about them. Rome2Rio does:

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    That makes the whole trip from Manila to Taipei possible using surface transportation only.

  • The Google Maps itinerary here is on foot, probably because some of the ferries/vessels are passenger-only (and Google Maps does not have public transport options for many parts of the trip)

  • Rome2Rio has public transport options for many of the parts, but you have to ask small bit by small bit, otherwise it will quickly switch to flights only. I haven't checked the whole itinerary, but once you are on the mainland things should be easier.

  • The ferry from Zamboanga (southern Philippines) to Sandakan (eastern Malaysia) only runs once a month

  • Using a car (+ferries), the part from Sandakan to Pingtan is estimated at over 170 hours. It's probably longer using public transport, and adding the parts from Manila and to Taipei, it's probably 2-3 weeks, possibly even a month.

  • There can be quite a few complications in terms of visas and other paperwork, especially if you want to drive (driving foreign cars in China is a challenge, I hear).

This probably wasn't the option you were looking for, but it shows it can be done!

jcaron
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