T1/T2 Lounge Access at TPE
Mar 19, 2015, 8:04 pm
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T1/T2 Lounge Access at TPE
Will be transiting through Taipei (from Fukuoka on EVA) en route to BKK (on TG).
Arriving in Terminal 2 and transferring to Terminal 1 for flight to BKK. It's been ages since I've been in TPE. I know they recently remodeled T1 (it used to be kind of dumpy) and I know the lounges--especially TG's--were pretty bad.
What do you suggest with a good 6 hr layover? Lounge access in T2 at one of the better lounges then transfer to T1? Or have the lounges in T1 improved?
Arriving in Terminal 2 and transferring to Terminal 1 for flight to BKK. It's been ages since I've been in TPE. I know they recently remodeled T1 (it used to be kind of dumpy) and I know the lounges--especially TG's--were pretty bad.
What do you suggest with a good 6 hr layover? Lounge access in T2 at one of the better lounges then transfer to T1? Or have the lounges in T1 improved?
Mar 19, 2015, 11:29 pm
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the TG lounge in TPE has moved, is quite better now and is now AFTER security and immigration
I do not know the EVA lounge in TPE so can not give you a comparison
I do not know the EVA lounge in TPE so can not give you a comparison
Mar 20, 2015, 12:50 am
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I just flew on TG from TPE on 26-MAR. I found the TG lounge quite small and the food selection poor. Ended up making the 15 minute walk to the EVA lounge, which was fantastic by comparison.
Mar 20, 2015, 1:30 am
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Mar 20, 2015, 2:02 am
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Mar 20, 2015, 2:06 am
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yes the TG lounge is not huge and food offer limited, but just for a short stay below one hour I wouldn't walk the 15 minutes unless it is food that you are after
as you have a long layover, you can explore several options
Mar 20, 2015, 4:33 am
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Mar 21, 2015, 12:33 am
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Sorry, my response should've said EVA is in Terminal 2 and it's Thai that in Terminal 1 (not the other way around).
So that said, I'm confused by your post. According to all sources, TG and BR are in different terminals, not opposite sides of the same terminal. Right?
So that said, I'm confused by your post. According to all sources, TG and BR are in different terminals, not opposite sides of the same terminal. Right?
Mar 21, 2015, 1:03 am
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you got me with your error! China Airlines, the other Taiwan carrier is in Terminal 1, EVA in Terminal 2. But most of the time all airlines use only the runway in front of Terminal 1, while the other runway in front of Terminal 2 remains unused. and the Terminals are actually connected