Where is TRA Yilan Station and how do I get there from Taipei?

TRA Yilan Station (宜蘭站, 宜蘭火車站) sits in central Yilan City, the administrative capital of Yilan County. From Taipei, take the Taroko Express or Puyuma Express from Songshan Station or Taipei Main Station — journey time is approximately 50-60 minutes, fares NT$90-145. Buy tickets in advance on the Taiwan Railways app, especially on weekends when trains to Yilan sell out quickly.

How is Yilan City different from Jiaoxi and Luodong?

Yilan City (宜蘭市) is the county capital — best as a transport base to explore the whole county. It has no hot springs. Jiaoxi (礁溪) is the hot-spring town, 25 minutes by TRA train from Yilan Station (NT$30) — choose it if soaking is your main goal. Luodong (羅東) is home to Luodong Night Market (羅東夜市), 20 minutes from Yilan Station (NT$22). If you plan to day-trip all three areas, basing in Yilan City is often the most practical choice.

Which hotel in this guide is closest to TRA Yilan Station?

1919 Backpacker Inn and Hangkhau Hotel are both approximately 230 m from the station exit — about a 1-3 minute walk. 1919 Backpacker Inn is directly opposite (you can see the building from the station). N. Castle Hotel and Day Chen Hotel are roughly 230-250 m away (3 min). Silks Place Yilan is the furthest at 700 m, an 8-minute walk along Minquan Road.

What is Dongmen Night Market and is it close to these hotels?

Dongmen Night Market (東門夜市) is Yilan City’s own evening food market — open nightly, far less crowded than Luodong Night Market, with genuinely local stalls and lower prices. It sits about 5-10 minutes’ walk from TRA Yilan Station. Every hotel in this guide can reach Dongmen on foot in under 10 minutes.

Should I stay in Yilan City or Jiaoxi if I want hot springs?

Stay in Jiaoxi if hot springs are your primary purpose. Hotels such as Yamagata Kaku, Hotel Royal Chiao Hsi and Just Sleep Jiaoxi have in-room or in-hotel onsen so you never have to leave the building. If you want hot springs as one part of a wider Yilan trip, Yilan City works fine — TRA connects you to Jiaoxi in 25 minutes for NT$30.

When should I book hotels near Yilan Station in advance?

Book 4-6 weeks ahead for Taiwan’s public holiday periods: Chinese New Year (January-February), Labour Day (May) and general long weekends. For Silks Place Yilan — the only 5-star in the county with 193 rooms — weekend availability gets tight 2-3 months out. Weekday rates at all five hotels are typically 20-30% lower than weekends.

Step Off the Train, You're Already There — 5 Best Hotels Near Yilan Station, Yilan City 2026

🚂 Why the Station Neighbourhood Beats Every Other Part of Yilan City

TRA Yilan Station (宜蘭站) is the transport heart of Yilan City — the administrative capital of Yilan County. From Taipei, a Taroko or Puyuma Express drops you here in 50-60 minutes for NT$90-145. When your hotel is within walking distance, you step off the train and check in without waiting for a shuttle, hailing a taxi, or figuring out local buses. The station neighbourhood is also where Yilan City’s own daily life happens: Dongmen Night Market (東門夜市) — a local favourite that sees far fewer tourists than Luodong — is a 5-10 minute stroll from every hotel in this guide. This article covers the five hotels within an 8-minute walk of TRA Yilan Station, all confirmed on Booking.com and Agoda — no invented properties. For Yilan hot-spring and sightseeing information, see our Yilan attractions guide.

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Yilan City has no MRT. The travel anchor is TRA Yilan Station (宜蘭站). From Taipei take the Taroko or Puyuma Express from Songshan or Taipei Main Station — about 50-60 minutes, NT$90-145. Buy tickets in advance on the Taiwan Railways app, especially for weekends when trains sell out fast. From Yilan Station you can continue by TRA to Jiaoxi (hot springs, 25 min, NT$30) or Luodong (night market, 20 min, NT$22) without needing a taxi. All five hotels in this guide are within a 1-8 minute walk of the station exit.

Contents — click to jump straight to a hotel!

1 Silks Place Yilan from NT$12,000 2 Hangkhau Hotel (行口文旅) from NT$2,000 3 1919 Backpacker Inn from NT$580 4 N. Castle Hotel from NT$1,600 5 Day Chen Hotel from NT$1,000

All 5 Hotels — Here We Go!

5-Star Flagship Hotel · City Centre

Silks Place Yilan (宜蘭蘭城晶英飯店)

★ 9.7/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Booking 9.7 · 66 reviews

👑 Only 5-Star in Yilan County · Highest Score!

🚂 TRA Yilan Station · 8-min walk (~700 m)

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Starting price

from NT$12,000

≈ US$370 / night

Deluxe Roomapprox. NT$12,000/night

Premium Roomapprox. NT$15,000/night

Family Roomapprox. NT$16,000/night

Suiteapprox. NT$21,000+/night

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🦆 Red Lantern Sanxing Scallion Roast Duck🏊 Indoor + outdoor pool🚂 8-min walk to station; no shuttle needed🎡 Kids’ garden railway + trampoline park

📍 No. 36, Section 2, Minquan Road, Yilan City 260

Score 9.7 — the highest in all of Yilan County. Silks Place Yilan is the only internationally branded five-star hotel in Yilan City, opened in 2009 under the Silks Hotel Group (the same group behind Regent Taipei). Walk 8 minutes from the station along restaurant-lined Minquan Road and you arrive. The in-house restaurant Red Lantern (二樓紅燈籠) serves Sanxing Scallion Roast Duck, widely regarded as the best in the county — order a whole duck at least one day in advance. Indoor and outdoor pools, a kids’ garden railway and a trampoline park round out a property that genuinely has no equal in Yilan.

💡 Pro tip: Reserve a table at Red Lantern when you book your room — whole duck must be pre-ordered 24 hours ahead. Weekday rates run 30%+ cheaper than weekends. Pack light: the 8-min walk from the station is a pleasant stroll along Minquan Road.

👍 Pros

✓ Score 9.7 — highest in Yilan County; only five-star in the city
✓ 8-min walk to TRA Yilan Station — no taxi or shuttle needed
✓ Red Lantern Sanxing Scallion Roast Duck — the county’s most celebrated restaurant
✓ Indoor + outdoor pool, kids’ garden railway, trampoline — complete family facilities

👎 Things to note

✗ Prices from NT$12,000; peak-weekend rates can reach NT$21,000+
✗ No onsen — if hot springs are your priority, base in Jiaoxi instead
✗ Only 66 reviews so far — small sample for a 5-star property

——— Next Hotel ———

Boutique 3-Star · Library Hotel

Hangkhau Hotel (行口文旅)

★ 8.9/10 ⭐⭐⭐ Booking 8.9 · 1,820 reviews (most-reviewed in Yilan City)

📚 Across the Street + Most Reviews in Yilan City!

🚂 TRA Yilan Station · across the street ~3-min walk (~230 m)

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Starting price

from NT$2,000

≈ US$62 / night

Standard Roomapprox. NT$2,000/night

Superior Roomapprox. NT$2,500/night

Deluxe Roomapprox. NT$3,200/night

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📚 In-house library and bookshop🚂 ~230 m across from station exit (3 min)⭐ Location 9.5/10 on Booking🍳 American-style breakfast available

📍 No. 14, Kangle Road, Yilan City 260

Hangkhau Hotel (行口文旅) sits on Kangle Road — walk out of TRA Yilan Station, cross the street, 230 m and three minutes later you’re at the front desk. The Location score of 9.5 on Booking (from 1,820 reviews) tells the whole story. With 1,820 reviews it is the most-reviewed hotel in all of Yilan City, which means an 8.9 score is reliable, not lucky. The in-house library and bookshop give the lobby a personality rarely found in a three-star property — this is a hotel that feels independently minded, not franchise-generic.

💡 Pro tip: Use Hangkhau as your TRA rail base for all of Yilan County. Walk out, three minutes to the platform — Jiaoxi hot springs in 25 min (NT$30), Luodong night market in 20 min (NT$22), no taxi anywhere. Day-trip the whole county from this one address.

👍 Pros

✓ 1,820 Booking reviews — most-reviewed hotel in Yilan City; score is earned
✓ 230 m across from TRA Yilan Station — 3-min walk
✓ Location 9.5/10 confirmed by thousands of guests
✓ In-house library and bookshop — distinctive character for a 3-star

👎 Things to note

✗ No full Wherebest review yet
✗ Rates adjust seasonally — check before booking
✗ Mid-sized rooms; not ideal for groups of three or more

——— Next Hotel ———

1-Star Hostel · Directly Opposite the Station

1919 Backpacker Inn (1919背包客棧)

★ 9.2/10 ⭐ Booking 8.9 · 790+ reviews · Agoda 9.2 · 1,800+ reviews

🎒 Cheapest Rate · Literally Opposite the Station!

🚂 TRA Yilan Station · directly opposite ~1-min walk (~230 m)

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Starting price

from NT$580

≈ US$18 / night (dorm)

Mixed Dorm 8-Bed (city view)approx. NT$600/night

Female-Only Dormapprox. NT$650/night

Mixed Dorm 12-Bedapprox. NT$580/night

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🚂 Step out of the station — the building is right there🔐 Personal sensor locker under every bunk🌃 Rooftop lounge on floor 4 with city views💰 From NT$580 — cheapest in the station area

📍 3F, No. 4, Guangfu Road, Yilan City 260003

Score 9.2 from 1,800+ Agoda reviews. Walk out of TRA Yilan Station and look straight ahead — 1919 Backpacker Inn is the building across the road. Opened 2021 on the third floor at No. 4 Guangfu Road, it has privacy-curtained capsule dorms, sensor lockers under each bed (no key to lose), a fourth-floor lounge with a city-view terrace, and free computers. At NT$580 for a 12-bed dorm it is the cheapest accommodation in the station neighbourhood by a clear margin — and the 9.2 score proves price has not come at the expense of quality.

💡 Pro tip: The 8-bed city-view dorm is quieter than the 12-bed option — worth the NT$20 extra. Reception closes at 22:00; if your train arrives later, call ahead to arrange late check-in. A NT$300 security deposit is returned at check-out.

👍 Pros

✓ Directly opposite TRA Yilan Station — cross the road and you’re there
✓ Score 9.2 on Agoda from 1,800+ reviews — credible, not a fluke
✓ Sensor locker under every bunk — no padlock required
✓ NT$580-600 — the cheapest accommodation in the station area

👎 Things to note

✗ Dorms only — no private rooms; not for everyone
✗ 12-bed dorm picks up noise from other guests
✗ Reception closes at 22:00 — late arrivals must arrange in advance

——— Next Hotel ———

3-Star Hotel · City Centre

N. Castle Hotel (葉氏城堡渡假旅館)

★ 8.5/10 ⭐⭐⭐ Booking 8.5 · 1,163 reviews (Location 9.3/10)

🏰 Location 9.3/10 · 3 Min to Station + 5 Min to Night Market

🚂 TRA Yilan Station · 3-min walk (~250 m)

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Starting price

from NT$1,600

≈ US$50 / night

Standard Doubleapprox. NT$1,600/night

Deluxe Roomapprox. NT$2,000/night

Family Roomapprox. NT$2,800/night

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🏰 Location 9.3/10 on Booking🚂 TRA Yilan Station 3-min walk🌙 Dongmen Night Market 5-min walk💯 1,163 reviews — proven track record

📍 No. 19, Xinmin Road, Yilan City 260

N. Castle Hotel (葉氏城堡渡假旅館) is at 19 Xinmin Road — three minutes to TRA Yilan Station and five minutes to Dongmen Night Market. Dongmen is the night market that local Yilan residents actually eat at, as opposed to the more tourist-heavy Luodong market — fewer foreign visitors, lower prices, arguably better food. The Location score of 9.3 from 1,163 Booking reviews confirms this double convenience. A solid mid-range option for couples or pairs who want a private room at a realistic price.

💡 Pro tip: Dongmen Night Market (東門夜市) opens in the evening until around 23:00. It’s Yilan City’s own night market — far less crowded than Luodong, prices are lower, and the stalls are genuinely local. Five minutes from your hotel door.

👍 Pros

✓ Location 9.3/10 — convenient for both TRA station and Dongmen Night Market
✓ 1,163 Booking reviews — a reliable data set
✓ Good mid-range value at NT$1,600
✓ 3-min walk to TRA Yilan Station — no taxi, no stress

👎 Things to note

✗ Overall score 8.5 — lower than Silks Place, Hangkhau and 1919
✗ No full Wherebest review yet
✗ Facilities are standard 3-star; choose for location, not amenities

——— Next Hotel ———

2-Star Family-Run Hotel

Day Chen Hotel (大城旅社)

★ 8.1/10 ⭐⭐ Booking 8.1 · 203 reviews · Agoda 8.1

🍳 Free Breakfast Included · Best Value Private Room

🚂 TRA Yilan Station · 3-min walk (~230 m)

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Starting price

from NT$1,000

≈ US$31 / night

Standard Singleapprox. NT$1,000/night

Standard Doubleapprox. NT$1,300/night

Family Roomapprox. NT$2,000/night

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🍳 Free breakfast included in every room type🚂 TRA Yilan Station 3-min walk👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-run, warm service💰 From NT$1,000 — cheapest private room near the station

📍 Guangfu Road, Yilan City 260

Day Chen Hotel (大城旅社) is a family-run guesthouse that includes free breakfast with every room — genuinely rare in the station area where most hotels charge separately for the morning meal. Three minutes from TRA Yilan Station on foot. Rooms are clean and tidy despite the older building, and guest reviews mention staff who go out of their way to help. Single rooms start at NT$1,000 — the cheapest private room you will find this close to the station.

💡 Pro tip: Breakfast is included in the room rate for every room type — do not skip it, you’ll save your first meal of the day. If you are arriving by car, ask about parking availability before booking; street parking in this area is limited.

👍 Pros

✓ Free breakfast included in every room — uncommon in the station area
✓ 3-min walk to TRA Yilan Station
✓ NT$1,000 single room — cheapest private room near the station
✓ Family-run; staff are consistently noted as helpful in reviews

👎 Things to note

✗ Score 8.1 — the lowest in this guide; facilities are basic
✗ Only 203 reviews — smaller data set than the others
✗ No full Wherebest review yet

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📊 Quick Comparison — All 5 Hotels Near TRA Yilan Station

#	Hotel	Stars	Score	Price/Night	Distance to Station	Standout
1	Silks Place Yilan	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	9.7	NT$12,000+	🚂 ~700 m (8 min)	Only 5-star; highest score
2	Hangkhau Hotel (行口文旅)	⭐⭐⭐	8.9	NT$2,000+	🚂 ~230 m (3 min)	Most reviews in Yilan City
3	1919 Backpacker Inn	⭐	9.2	NT$580+	🚂 ~230 m (1-2 min)	Cheapest; directly opposite station
4	N. Castle Hotel	⭐⭐⭐	8.5	NT$1,600+	🚂 ~250 m (3 min)	Location 9.3/10; near night market
5	Day Chen Hotel	⭐⭐	8.1	NT$1,000+	🚂 ~230 m (3 min)	Free breakfast; cheapest private room

🤔 Which Hotel Matches Your Trip to Yilan City?

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Want a Proper 5-Star Experience in Yilan

Choose Silks Place Yilan — score 9.7, the only five-star in the county. Red Lantern restaurant, indoor + outdoor pool, kids’ garden railway. 8-min walk from the station. From NT$12,000.

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Want a Quality 3-Star with Real Character

Choose Hangkhau Hotel — 1,820 reviews at 8.9, the most-reviewed hotel in Yilan City. In-house library and bookshop. Location 9.5/10. 230 m across the street from the station. From NT$2,000.

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Travelling on a Tight Budget, Happy in a Dorm

Choose 1919 Backpacker Inn — score 9.2 from 1,800+ Agoda reviews. Directly opposite the station exit. Personal sensor locker under every bunk. From NT$580.

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Want a Private Room + Close to the Night Market Too

Choose N. Castle Hotel — Location 9.3/10, three minutes to the station and five minutes to Dongmen Night Market. 1,163 reviews. From NT$1,600.

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Want Free Breakfast in the Cheapest Private Room

Choose Day Chen Hotel — free breakfast included in every room type, three minutes from the station, family-run warmth. From NT$1,000 for a single.

💡 Note: Prices are approximate starting rates and vary by season and booking date. Taiwan public holidays (Chinese New Year, Labour Day long weekend) push prices 30-50% higher and rooms fill well in advance — book 4-6 weeks ahead for peak periods. For Silks Place Yilan with just 193 rooms, weekend stays should be booked 2-3 months ahead. Yilan City is noticeably quieter than Jiaoxi and Luodong — a genuine advantage if you want to explore without tourist crowds. NT$1 ≈ US$0.031 (rates fluctuate).

Step Off the Train, You’re Already There
5 Best Hotels Near Yilan Station
Yilan City, Taiwan — 230 m to 700 m · 2026

🚂 Why the Station Neighbourhood Beats Every Other Part of Yilan City

Silks Place Yilan (宜蘭蘭城晶英飯店)

Hangkhau Hotel (行口文旅)

1919 Backpacker Inn (1919背包客棧)

N. Castle Hotel (葉氏城堡渡假旅館)

Day Chen Hotel (大城旅社)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions — Hotels Near TRA Yilan Station

Step Off the Train, You’re Already There5 Best Hotels Near Yilan StationYilan City, Taiwan — 230 m to 700 m · 2026

🚂 Why the Station Neighbourhood Beats Every Other Part of Yilan City

Silks Place Yilan (宜蘭蘭城晶英飯店)

Hangkhau Hotel (行口文旅)

1919 Backpacker Inn (1919背包客棧)

N. Castle Hotel (葉氏城堡渡假旅館)

Day Chen Hotel (大城旅社)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions — Hotels Near TRA Yilan Station

Step Off the Train, You’re Already There
5 Best Hotels Near Yilan Station
Yilan City, Taiwan — 230 m to 700 m · 2026