200–300 metres from TSA, “Nearby Private Lot” usually isn’t a thing
Taipei Songshan (TSA) sits in the middle of the city, right by the MRT brown line and packed high-rises, so you don’t see the classic highway strip of off-site lots you’d find at a big out-of-town airport. The so-called Nearby Private Lot here is really a catch-all label for any small, independently run car park within a few hundred metres of Terminals 1 and 2, not a single, organised park-and-ride operation.
Hotels within about 500 metres of TSA, like Hub Hotel Taipei Songshan Airport Branch, talk about having “parking spaces, but not many,” which tells you how tight the inventory is. These garages and open lots typically prioritise overnight hotel guests or short-stay local traffic, not multi-day park-and-fly airport users rolling in at 05:30 for a 07:00 departure.
Because of that density, you won’t find a cluster of private airport lots advertising free shuttles every 15–20 minutes or flat daily rates like NT$300–400 the way you might at Taoyuan (TPE) or regional airports sitting off the freeway. Around TSA, on-street spaces and tiny commercial lots are metered and often priced by the hour, so leaving a car for a 3–5 day trip can add up fast if you can even secure a spot.
The practical upshot: treat Nearby Private Lot as a last-resort back-up rather than a primary plan. If you absolutely need to drive, aim for the official TSA on-site parking first, then check any small lots within a 5–10 minute walk. Final tip: in this neighbourhood, book a taxi or use the MRT instead of gambling on a private lot that may only have a handful of spaces when you roll up.