Airside to Immigration at Taipei Taoyuan?
Jul 3, 2019, 11:50 pm
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Airside to Immigration at Taipei Taoyuan?
Hi all; I have a 7 hour layover coming up at Taoyuan airport. I was gonna head into the city for some shopping, but was hoping to shower at a lounge beforehand. Far as I’ve seen, the chance to head to immigration is after exiting the plane. Is there a way through from the departures level? If there’s any doubt I’ll just shop first and shower later.
(I really take walking back out of security for granted at US airports)
(I really take walking back out of security for granted at US airports)
Jul 6, 2019, 4:50 am
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Apologies for hijacking (bad word choice?) but I am also thinking about doing the same thing as the OP. I arrive in TPE at 1pm on a Sunday on a couple weeks at Terminal 1. Would it be possible to go to the Infinity, drop my luggage in the locker and then exit?
I am trying to maximize time in TPE so I'm worried about immigration wait times and I've read it can be bad at TPE for foreign passport holders. Any thoughts on how bad it would be at 1pm on a Sunday? My other thought is to dash off the plane try get through immigration as fast as possible then store my suitcase at the left luggage
I am trying to maximize time in TPE so I'm worried about immigration wait times and I've read it can be bad at TPE for foreign passport holders. Any thoughts on how bad it would be at 1pm on a Sunday? My other thought is to dash off the plane try get through immigration as fast as possible then store my suitcase at the left luggage
Jan 26, 2020, 10:22 pm
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Nope.
No avenue to come back from departures level (where the lounges are) out to immigration.
You would need an emergency (medical or not), to go this way....
You can try it, but it would be a courtesy, not your right, to leave the transit zone. (from the Taiwan Immigration).
No avenue to come back from departures level (where the lounges are) out to immigration.
You would need an emergency (medical or not), to go this way....
You can try it, but it would be a courtesy, not your right, to leave the transit zone. (from the Taiwan Immigration).