Taichung City Bus

Taichung City Bus ( or so called ) is managed by the Transportation Bureau, Taichung City Government in Taichung City, Taiwan. This includes bus routes 1–989 which are operated by different bus companies. There're currently 275 bus routes, covering every districts. The main part of the network provides bus service in downtown area, some other routes connect different districts, and the others serve residents in rural or remote area.

Fares
The fares are calculated by mileage per ride. The basic fare is NT$20 for 10 km, and the extended fare is NT$2.431*(1+5% tax included) per km and round to the nearest integer. Paid by cash is from NT$20 while paid by card is from NT$15.

There is also option to buy 30 days Central Taiwan ticket pass to ride unlimited amount of Taichung Metro, bus, train and bike (within 30 minutes for free). The ticket pass include Taichung only and for 4 City/County of Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County and Miaoli County.

From 1 June 2011 to 30 June 2015, taking buses whose route numbers are under 300 with any of four sorts of electronic tickets (including EasyCard (悠遊卡)and I Pass (一卡通), could benefit from a free ride below 8 kilometers. From July 1, 2015, the same benefit extended from 8 km to 10 km, and the range of route numbers are no longer under 300. On Jan. 1, 2021, the Double Ten Bus  (雙十公車) discounts become limited to Taichung resident, spouse of non Taiwanese citizen such as other countries, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau whom marriage with a Taichung resident and student from worldwide whom study in any school in Taichung. Promotion for students who study in Taichung will become unavailable when they were graduated.

Currently only route operate by Lishan Bus and Yellow Taxi are free.