Today's sunset and the dusk lantern window, with the last buses off the mountain — so you can stay for the glow and still get home.
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Jiufen's magic is the red lanterns at dusk — but it sits up a mountain with no train station, and the loudest worry for visitors is missing the last bus down. This shows today's sunset and the lantern hour, and the last ways off the mountain, so you can stay for the glow and still get home.
The last way home tonight
Bus 788 — down to Ruifang, then the train to Ruifang station (change to a TRA train to Taipei) leaves at 21:55.
Be at the stop by 21:45.
Sunset is around 18:47; the last departure is 21:55 — there is time for the lanterns first.
Leaves from the Jiufen Old Street (舊道) stop. On weekends the queue here can be long.
This last time is the route's departure from Jinguashi, one stop up; the bus reaches Jiufen a few minutes later. Treat it as approximate and don't cut it fine.
Source: Ruifang District Office, checked 27 June 2026.
Driving up on a weekend or holiday
Before you cut it fine
These departure times are a curated schedule, not a live timetable. They shift — especially at weekends and around Taiwan long-weekend holidays — so always confirm the last service on the operator’s own timetable below.
On a busy evening a full bus can pass a long queue without stopping. Aim for an earlier service than the very last one, and leave yourself a margin.
The sunset and last-light times are the open-horizon sun and can be a few minutes out behind the ridges. Everything is shown in the local clock.
Sunset and last light are calculated for Jiufen. Departure times are checked by hand and can change — the official links are the source of truth.
The most frequent way down the mountain; from Ruifang the trains run later than the buses.
Last time is the Jinguashi departure; the bus passes Jiufen a few minutes later. Confirm on the day.
Source: Ruifang District Office, checked 27 June 2026 (yesterday).
Source: Ruifang District Office / Taipei eBus, checked 27 June 2026 (yesterday).