There are 8 ways to get from California to Taiwan by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SFO - TPE
17h 45m$285–1,020Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LAX - TPE
17h 50m$262–820Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
21h 20m$462–1,614Fly Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SMF - TPE
19h 3m$336–1,210Fly Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane OAK - TPE
19h 38m$349–1,213Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane SFO - KHH
20h 29m$342–1,214Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane ONT - TPE
19h$387–1,341Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane FAT - TPE
21h 40m$325–1,208
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Taiwan is to fly which costs $260 - $850 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from California to Taiwan is to fly which takes 17h 45m and costs $280 - $1,100.
The distance between California and Taiwan is 10467 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from California to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 5:45 AM in California and 8:45 PM in Taiwan.
There are 895+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between California, USA and Taiwan?
United Airlines, EVA Air, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 3 hours.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
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