MONEY CHANGER IN TAIPEI

Taiwanese Dollars

One thing travellers or tourists must do when visiting Taiwan is to have their money exchanged into Taiwan Dollar or New Taiwan Dollar (NTD) before they start their tour around the country. There are plenty of ways to do this. One is to exchange it in your country particularly in some money changer counters or even in major banks. The only thing that sets them apart is that the bank usually asks for some requirements such as your passport and/or any valid IDs, e-ticket of your flight, and sometimes your dollar account with them. What I can advise you is before visiting a local money changer, you’d better call and ask them the specific requirements so you won’t be missing anything. Most of their contact information can be searched now in Google.

Money changer centres, commonly known as Foreign Currency Exchange Services in Taipei are few, and I had a hard time finding them even searching one in Google, so I what I did was to ask the receptionist of the accommodation where I stayed. The following are the locations where you can take advantage of this service which I personally visited as well.

1. Bank of Taiwan (Arrival Hall)

The currency exchange service is available at the Arrival Hall of Taoyuan International Airport (Terminal 1) round-the-clock. You can see this on right side after you pass through Passport Control (immigration check). In fact, I arrived at around 2 in the morning, and to my surprise, the counter was still open.

Schedule: Open 24 hours

Contact Information: 03-398-2213

Website: https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/english                     

Taoyuan International Airport

2. Bank of Taiwan (Departure Hall)

If you have some Taiwanese Dollar on hand and want to exchange them to USD, currency exchange service counter at the departure hall is there for you 24 hours. You can easily see it near Check-in Counter #1, on the left side of the escalator that brings you to the Boarding area. I suggest you to complete the check-in procedures first before exchanging your remaining Taiwanese Dollars to avoid any hassle before boarding.

Schedule: Open 24 hours

Contact Information: 0800-880-288

Website: https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/english

                 Courtesy of Taoyuan International Airport, Terminal 1

     

3. Taipei 101

The money changer service in Taipei 101 is handled by one of the concierge located at Basement 1 (B1) – Central Circle.

 Taipei 101 in Xinyi District

You can easily see it right beside the escalator, a few feet from the food court. Other services it caters include:

- customer inquiries

- tax refund

- redemption of gifts

- sales of e-voucher

- paging area

- lost and found

- first aid

- parking fee deduction

- application for membership cards

- usage of equipment free of charge: charging cable, power bank, stroller, wheelchair, blanket, and child locator.

Remember that this foreign currency exchange service is only for foreigners; thus, you must present your own passport. Besides, it can only exchange a few selected currencies to Taiwanese Dollars including AUD, SGD, HKD, RMB, JPY, EUR, and USD.

Entry way to the shopping mall

Schedule:

Sun – Thur, 11:00 am – 09:30 pm

Fri – Sat, public holidays (evening) – 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Contact Information: +886-2-8101-8800

Website: https://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/index.aspx

How to visit via MRT:

1. Take the RED line bound for ZIANGSHAN

2. Get off at R03 – Taipei 101 Station

3. Use Exit #1 – World Trade Center

Follow this marker and you’ll not get lost

4. Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Building 1 (Zhongshan Area)

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi is an 11-floor shopping mall (including the 2 floors of the basement) which sells chiefly branded international products from apparel to accessories, cosmetics, teas, electronic appliances, and arts and crafts, perfect for both genders from all ages.

Schedule:

Mon – Sun, 11:00 am – 09:30 pm

Contact Information: 02-2568-2868

Website: https://www.skm.com.tw/Foreigner/en/Foreign/Index

How to find via MRT:

1. Take RED line or GREEN line

2. Alight at R11 – Zhongshan Station or G14 - Zhongshan Station

3. Use Exit #2 – Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Building 1. The entrance of the mall is just several feet away from the MRT.

4. Take the elevator which can be seen on the left side, but outside of the building entrance. The foreign currency exchange is on the 9^th floor, located inside the VIP Centre. 

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi in Zhongshan District

This branch can only exchange USD, JPY, EUR, AUD, CNY or RMB, and HKD to Taiwanese Dollars. Again, you should bring your passport.

5. FE 21’

FE 21’ (Far Eastern) is another must-visit shopping mall when you are around Ximen shopping district. It has 8 floors with great selections of products to choose from including one floor on the basement.  What makes this place more distinct is it specializes in merchandise for female consumers. The mall has either imported or local products ranging from trendy clothing, jewelries, skin care, cosmetics, toys, and a lot more. In addition, it has VIP and breastfeeding rooms for their patrons.

 FE 21’ Paoching Branch in Zhongzheng District

Schedule:

Sun - Thur, 11:00 am – 09:30 pm

Fri – Sat, 11:00 – 10:00 pm

National Holiday’s eve – 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Contact Information: 0800-231-022 / 02-2381-6088

Website: http://www.feds.com.tw/en/32/OverSea

How to find via MRT:

1. Take BLUE line or GREEN line

2. Alight at BL11 – Ximen Station or G12 - Ximen Station

3. Then use Exit #3. The mall is right beside the MRT exit.

4. The foreign currency exchange service or what some people call it money exchanger, is located on the 1^st floor, specifically at the information counter. Again, you have to show your passport when making any transaction here.

Information counter of FE 21’

Reminders & Tips:

* If you’ll arrive in Taiwan so late, you can have some of your money exchanged at the airport so that you have something to use for taxi or buying your stuff. Then exchange the rest of it in the malls I mentioned above. Service fee is included at the airport amounting to 100 NTD per transaction.

* Foreign currency exchange services in the mall don’t have any additional service fees. However, they are only open on certain hours.

* Like I always say on this article, you have to bring your passport wherever you go and make any transactions in Taiwan. 

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