# Taichung City Bus

Taichung City Bus (Chinese: 臺中市市區公車; pinyin: Táizhōng Shì Shìqūgōngchē or so called Chinese: 臺中市公車; pinyin: Táizhōng Shì Gōngchē) is managed by the Transportation Bureau, Taichung City Government in Taichung City, Taiwan. This includes bus routes 1–989 which are operated by different bus companies. There're currently 275 bus routes, covering every districts. The main part of the network provides bus service in downtown area, some other routes connect different districts, and the others serve residents in rural or remote area.

## Fares

The fares are calculated by mileage per ride. The basic fare is NT$20 for 10 km, and the extended fare is NT$2.431*(1+5% tax included) per km and round to the nearest integer. Paid by cash is from NT$20 while paid by card is from NT$15.
There is also option to buy 30 days Central Taiwan ticket pass to ride unlimited amount of Taichung Metro, bus, train and bike (within 30 minutes for free). The ticket pass include Taichung only and for 4 City/County of Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County and Miaoli County.
From 1 June 2011 to 30 June 2015, taking buses whose route numbers are under 300 with any of four sorts of electronic tickets (including EasyCard (悠遊卡)and I Pass (一卡通), could benefit from a free ride below 8 kilometers. From July 1, 2015, the same benefit extended from 8 km to 10 km, and the range of route numbers are no longer under 300. On Jan. 1, 2021, the Double Ten Bus (雙十公車) discounts become limited to Taichung resident, spouse of non Taiwanese citizen such as other countries, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau whom marriage with a Taichung resident and student from worldwide whom study in any school in Taichung. Promotion for students who study in Taichung will become unavailable when they were graduated.
Currently only route operate by Lishan Bus and Yellow Taxi are free.

## Operators

List of Taichung City Bus providers :
| Name | Translated name | Number of routes running (May 2017 data) | Total running mileage in kilometer (May 2017 data) | Number of vehicles in service (May 2017 data) | Date established | Date joining Taichung City Bus network | Date leaving Taichung City Bus network |
| 臺中汽車客運股份有限公司 台中客運 | Taichung Bus Company, Ltd. Taichung Bus | 64 | 1,454.50 | 407 | 1 January 1958 | 18 February 1958 | |
| 統聯汽車客運股份有限公司 統聯客運 | United Highway Bus Company Limited Ubus | 25 | 489.33 | 300 | 6 September 1989 | 1 August 2002 | |
| 巨業交通股份有限公司 巨業交通 | Geya Bus Transportation Geya Bus | 26 | 582.32 | 65 | 7 March 1974 | 1 March 2004 | |
| 全航汽車客運股份有限公司 全航客運 | Chuan Hang Bus Company Limited Chuan Hang Bus | 9 | 174.00 | 59 | 1998 | 20 March 2004 | |
| 豐原汽車客運股份有限公司 豐原客運 | Fengyuan Bus Transportation Co., Ltd. Fengyuan Bus | 88 | 1958.10 | 229 | 22 October 1945 | 1 January 2010 | |
| 和欣汽車客運股份有限公司 和欣客運 | HO-HSIN BUS TRAFFIC CO.,LTD. Ho Hsin Bus | 2 | 30.60 | 16 | 15 December 1999 | 1 January 2011 | 29 February 2012 |
| 和欣汽車客運股份有限公司 和欣客運 | HO-HSIN BUS TRAFFIC CO.,LTD. Ho Hsin Bus | 2 | 30.60 | 16 | 15 December 1999 | 1 March 2013 | |
| 東南汽車客運股份有限公司 東南客運 | Southeast Bus Company Limited Southeast Bus | 6 | 123.70 | 42 | 18 June 2002 | 1 November 2011 | |
| 豐榮汽車客運股份有限公司 豐榮客運 | Green Transit Co., Ltd. Green Transit | 4 | 65.82 | 25 | 15 August 1968 | 1 October 2012 | |
| 苗栗汽車客運股份有限公司 苗栗客運 | MiaoLi Transportation Co., Ltd. Miaoli Bus | 3 | 50.60 | 4 | 1935 | 10 December 2012 | |
| 中台灣客運股份有限公司 中台灣客運 | Central Taiwan Bus Company Limited Central Taiwan Bus/CTbus | 20 | 481.08 | 101 | 24 September 2012 | 27 December 2012 | |
| 捷順交通股份有限公司 捷順交通 | Jieshun Bus | 6 | 145.35 | 30 | 5 October 2015 | 30 April 2016 | |
| 中鹿汽車客運股份有限公司 中鹿客運 | Zhonglu Bus | 3 | 124.40 | 19 | 15 December 1999 | 1 October 2016 | |
| 總達客運股份有限公司 總達客運 | Allday Bus | 1 | 8.00 | 5 | 1998 | 7 March 2017 | |
| 國光汽車客運股份有限公司 國光客運 | Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company Ltd. Kingbus | 2 | 40.30 | 10 | 15 June 2001 | 26 May 2017 | |
| 梨山社區發展協會 | Lishan Bus | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Dec 2021 |
| 建明汽車客運股份有限公司 | Free Go Bus | 5 | 0 | | Nov 1992 | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 睿奕交通股份有限公司 | Ruiyi Transportation Co., Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 February 2023 | 17 October 2023 |

## Former operators

List of Taichung City Bus providers :
| Name | Translated name | Number of routes running (May 2017 data) | Total running mileage in kilometer (May 2017 data) | Number of vehicles in service (May 2017 data) | Date established | Date joining Taichung City Bus network | Date leaving Taichung City Bus network |
| 南投汽車客運股份有限公司 南投客運 | NANTOU BUS TRANSPORTATION CO.,LTD. Nantou Bus | 1 | 14.60 | 2 | 1951 | 1 September 2014 | 30 October 2023 |
| 臺中快捷巴士股份有限公司 臺中快捷巴士 | Taichung Rapid Transit Corporation Limited Taichung Rapid Transit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2012 | 16 October 2015 | 30 June 2016 |
| 彰化汽車客運股份有限公司 彰化客運 | Chang Hua Bus Company Limited Chang Hua Bus | 1 | 19.25 | 7 | 1 March 1942 | 1 January 2009 | 31 July 2018 |
| 阿羅哈汽車客運股份有限公司 阿羅哈客運 | Aloha Bus Company, Ltd Aloha Bus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 10 March 2009 | 28 February 2013 |
| 仁友汽車客運股份有限公司 仁友客運 | Ren-Yeou Bus Company, Ltd. Renyou Bus | 15 | 297.75 | 76 | | 31 December 1976 | 30 April 2023 |
| 四方股份有限公司 四方客運 | SF E-bus | 1 | 10.20 | 5 | 13 May 2015 | 30 April 2016 | 31 October 2023 |