Import and export cargoes can be delivered quickly and efficiently between Taipei and Kaohsiung, which lie at the northern and southern ends of the North-South Railroad.
高雄市是台灣縱貫鐵路的終點，也是屏東枋寮段的起點，南北鐵路交通快速便捷。尚有港口線鐵路，運輸各種進出口貨物。陸、海、空交通均便公路方面，縱貫公路貫穿本市東北部，北與縱貫鐵路平行，南線達枋寮後即轉南回公路，東可到台東，南可到恆春、鵝鑾鼻。