About NearbyToilet
NearbyToilet is a free tool for finding public toilets across Taiwan. No app to download, no account needed. It is built and maintained by the team behind GoKidsOuting, a Taiwanese family travel site.
Why we built this
Anyone travelling with a small child knows the feeling: your child suddenly needs the toilet, a nappy needs changing, or you need somewhere private to breastfeed — and you are somewhere unfamiliar. Drivers have a related problem: finding a toilet is one thing, finding somewhere to park is another. Taiwan's government already publishes public toilet data, but in a format built for administrators rather than travellers. We turned it into something you can use on your phone in seconds.
Where the data comes from
This site combines two open datasets published by the Taiwanese government under the Open Government Data License: the Ministry of Environment's National Public Toilet Database (locations, government cleanliness ratings, baby changing and accessibility) and the Health Promotion Administration's list of mandated lactation rooms (nursing room locations, opening hours and phone numbers). We cleaned and merged the raw data — combining multiple cubicles at one venue into a single location, removing floor and direction details from names, and discarding entries with invalid coordinates — resulting in roughly 16,700 locations across all 22 cities and counties.
What we do not claim to know
The government data contains no opening hours, no parking charges and no photographs, so we do not pretend otherwise. Where we show 'may charge' or 'likely free' for parking, that is an estimate based on the type of venue, not a verified fact, and it is labelled as such. Real conditions on the ground come from anonymous user reports.
Free, with no catch
No registration, no app download, and we do not collect your name or contact details. Your location is used only on your own device to calculate distances — it is never sent to our servers.
Contact us
Corrections, suggestions or partnership enquiries are welcome by email:
Our other sites
GoKidsOuting 假日遛小孩 — GoKidsOuting — family-friendly destinations and trip planning across Taiwan (in Chinese).