Best Views in Taipei

If you want the best views in Taipei, two paid rides and a ring of free hills are worth your time. The Miramar Ferris Wheel is the cheapest at $6. Taipei 101 is the highest, with its deck at 449.2 m and plain entry from $18.49, rated 4.59 from 1,034 reviews. My pick is Taipei 101 about an hour before sunset on a clear day, with a free hill as the second stop.

The Best Views in Taipei at a Glance

The best views in Taipei come from two different kinds of place. Taipei 101 is a 508 m tower in the Xinyi District, and it looks over the whole basin and the mountains around it. The Miramar Ferris Wheel stands on a mall roof in the north, in Dazhi, and looks back at Taipei 101 from a distance. They are about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) apart in a straight line, from the coordinates in my data. The table has the numbers I could cite for each.

Deck	Height	Open-air?	Price from	Top ticket rating	Page
Taipei 101	449.2 m deck, 508 m tower	Yes, 91st floor and the Skyline 460 deck on the 101st	$18.49	4.59 from 1,034	Tickets
Miramar Ferris Wheel	About 100 m (wheel and mall together)	No, enclosed cabin	$6	4.4 from 11	Tickets

Deck heights come from Wikipedia’s list of observation decks and Wikipedia’s Miramar Entertainment Park article. The tower height and floor count come from Wikidata. Prices are US dollars from the GetYourGuide listings I checked in October 2026, and they will move with the exchange rate.

1. Taipei 101: My Pick for the Best Views in Taipei

Taipei 101 is the one I’d book first for the best views in Taipei, because nothing else in the city gets near this height. Wikipedia says it was the world’s tallest building from its opening on 31 December 2004 until 2009. On a clear day the horizon from the deck is about 75.7 km away, per the horizon formula, so the mountains ringing the basin can fill the frame. Google Maps rates the observatory 4.5 from 39,662 reviews, and lists it open 10 AM to 9 PM every day.

The standard ticket is the cheapest way up and also the most reviewed. It covers the indoor floors, and it is my choice for a first look at Taipei from above.

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Taipei 101: Observatory Deck Entry Ticket

• ★ 4.6 (1,034 reviews)
• Free cancellation

My pick: The cheapest way up at $18.49: plain entry, 4.59 stars from 1,034 reviews, and the most reviewed ticket in this guide.

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If you want to be outside, the Skyline 460 experience is the one to look at. It is a 50 minute guided visit with the 88th and 89th floors and the outdoor deck on the 101st floor, and it costs $92.47, rated 4.67 from 54 reviews. That is five times the price of plain entry, so I’d only pay it for the open-air walk.

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Taipei 101 Observatory - Skyline 460 Cloud Walk

• ★ 4.7 (54 reviews)
• 50 minutes
• Free cancellation

My pick: The outdoor option at $92.47: 50 minutes, guided, 4.67 from 54 reviews; I'd book it only if open air is the point.

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The Priority Pass, the city tours and the dinner combo are on my Taipei 101 tickets page, with the queue notes and what each one includes.

2. Miramar Ferris Wheel: The Cheap Best View in Taipei at Night

The Miramar Ferris Wheel gives a quieter version of the best views in Taipei, and it costs $6. The ticket buys one 17-minute ride in an enclosed cabin, and the GetYourGuide listing says the view takes in Songshan Airport, the Dazhi and Neihu hills and Taipei 101. Google Maps rates the wheel 4.3 from 22,807 reviews and lists it open 1 to 10 pm daily. I’d ride it for the skyline as a whole, because from here Taipei 101 is part of the picture and not the place you stand.

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Miramar Ferris Wheel Ticket

• ★ 4.4 (11 reviews)
• 17 MINUTES
• Free cancellation

My pick: The only ticket I found for the wheel: $6, 17 minutes, 4.4 from 11 reviews, and a good fit for a sunset or night ride.

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The wheel is a ride, so it will not give you the height or the open-air feel of the tower. Hours, access from the Jiannan Rd. MRT station and the light shows are on my Miramar Ferris Wheel tickets page.

Free Hills for the Best Views in Taipei

The best views in Taipei for no money at all are on the hills east of Taipei 101, and this is the section I’d read before buying anything. These lookouts face the tower itself, which no ticket can do, because you cannot see Taipei 101 from inside it. The places below are public in my Google Maps data, and all are listed as open 24 hours. I have no entry terms or fees for any of them, so check locally.

Xiangshan Park is rated 4.5 from 7,703 reviews and is about 0.6 km (0.4 miles) from Taipei 101. Xiangshan Firework Lookout is 4.7 from 251 reviews, about 1.0 km (0.6 miles) away. Elephant Mountain is 4.7 from 6,138 reviews, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) from the tower, and Xiangshan Six Boulders Observation Deck is 4.6 from 2,310 reviews, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away. Thumb Lookout Mountain is further out, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles), at 4.7 from 228 reviews.

I pair one free hill at sunset with one paid deck. The hill shows the skyline with Taipei 101 in it, and the deck shows the view from the top. I would not climb in the dark or in rain without checking conditions locally.

Best Time for the Best Views in Taipei

The weather is the same for both decks, so I use Taipei 101’s year of data as the city’s reference. Per Open-Meteo, August was the clearest month in 2025 at 55 percent cloud cover, October was next at 56 percent and September at 57. February and July were the cloudiest at 79 percent, and July had 23 rainy days. Sunset runs from 17:06 in November and December to 18:46 in July.

Month	Sunset (Taipei time)	Cloud cover	Sunshine a day	Rainy days
Jan	17:25	61%	5.7 h	8
Feb	17:47	79%	3.8 h	13
Mar	18:02	66%	5.8 h	13
Apr	18:16	72%	7.2 h	15
May	18:31	78%	8 h	19
Jun	18:45	74%	10.3 h	14
Jul	18:46	79%	7.9 h	23
Augclearest	18:28	55%	10.7 h	14
Sepclearest	17:58	57%	10.3 h	16
Octclearest	17:27	56%	7.4 h	14
Nov	17:06	71%	5.6 h	13
Dec	17:06	70%	5 h	13

My rule for the best views in Taipei is to arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. The wheel closes at 10 pm and the observatory at 9 PM per Google Maps, so a winter sunset at 17:06 leaves plenty of evening. Cloud matters more than the hour, so if you can choose only one thing, choose a clear day, and for me that means autumn.

Can You Do Both for the Best Views in Taipei?

You can do both in one day. The two are 5.5 km (3.4 miles) apart in a straight line, so a short MRT or taxi ride links them. Taipei 101 is at 7 Xinyi Road Section 5, and the wheel is on the roof of Miramar Entertainment Park, per Google Maps. I’d go up Taipei 101 in the late afternoon and ride the wheel after dark, or do it the other way round if the sky is clear early.

Pairing the Best Views in Taipei With Other Sights

A view works best when it sits inside a day, and the numbers in my data make the planning easy. Daan Park is rated 4.6 on Google Maps and is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) from Taipei 101, which suits a morning walk before an afternoon ticket. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is rated 4.5 and sits about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away. The National Palace Museum, rated 4.6, is about 7.8 km (4.8 miles) from the tower, so it needs its own half day.

Because the wheel opens at 1 pm, I’d treat it as the evening ride after a museum morning. The tower is open from 10 AM per Google Maps, though the listings quote 11 AM, so I’d check the official site for your date before building a schedule around it. With these gaps in mind, the best views in Taipei take about half a day each if you add a free hill, and a full day if you add a museum.

How I’d Choose the Best Views in Taipei

I’ve kept this list to one line per visitor, so you can find yourself quickly.

• The highest view: Taipei 101 plain entry at $18.49, with the deck at 449.2 m.
• Open air: the Skyline 460 experience at $92.47, rated 4.67 from 54 reviews.
• Cheapest: the Miramar Ferris Wheel at $6, for a 17-minute ride.
• Free and photogenic: Elephant Mountain or Xiangshan Firework Lookout at sunset, no ticket needed.
• First visit: Taipei 101 at sunset, then a free hill the next evening.

If you can only afford one paid view, I’d book Taipei 101, the top of my best views in Taipei list. Add a free evening on the Xiangshan hills and you will have seen Taipei from above and from the side.