Would you like to go on a tour to Sun Moon Lake, traveling by bus for free? To encourage students to use their winter and Lunar New Year holidays to travel to well-known scenic spots all over Taiwan by bus, the Directorate General of Highways has set out 10 major outstanding routes on which students attending high school and above can ride buses free of charge, one of them being the Nantou Bus Company’s line that runs between Taichung and Sun Moon Lake. The discounts will apply until the end of February, allowing students who present their student cards and register their details at designated bus stations to obtain free tickets.
The Nantou Bus Company says that the Directorate General of Highways provides discount bus fares on 10 exciting routes. The discount program has a total budget of NT$6 million, so while the discount offer applies until the end of February, it will come to an end when the budget has been used up. If and when 80 percent of the budget has been used, the authorities will announce an early closing date for the discount program.
During the activity period, students can present their student cards at Gancheng Station or Taiwan High Speed Rail’s Wurih Station, both in Taichung, or at Sun Moon Lake Station, and register their details to obtain a free bus ticket that will enable them to travel on the bus route that runs between Taichung and Sun Moon Lake. If they want to visit the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village, they can get entry tickets at discount rates of NT$560 or NT$600, depending on the time of their visit. Students are recommended to visit the Nantou Bus Company’s official Web site, download a form and fill it in, as this will save time when buying tickets.
Photo: Tung Chen-kuo, Liberty Times
照片:自由時報記者佟振國
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
想搭免費公車暢遊日月潭嗎?為鼓勵學生族利用寒假、春節假期搭乘公車暢遊全台知名景點,公路總局推出國中以上學生憑學生證免費搭乘十大精彩路線,包括南投客運台中往返日月潭線,優惠至二月底,學生憑證在限定車站登錄資訊即可取得免費車票。
南投客運表示,公路總局提供的十大精彩路線公車總優惠額度是六百萬元,優惠期間至二月底,額度用完為止,當額度使用達八成後將會即時公告活動提早截止時間。
Photo courtesy of Yeh Shih-hsien
照片:葉世賢提供
活動期間學生可憑學生證在台中干城站、高鐵台中烏日站、日月潭站登錄資訊取得免費車票,即可搭乘台中往返日月潭線公車。
若要到九族文化村,依不同時段也可享門票優惠五百六十元及六百元的優惠。建議同學上南投客運官網下載登錄表格填寫,節省現場購票時間。(自由時報記者佟振國)
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