There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Taiwan by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane CPT - TPE
20h 37m$520–676Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane CPT - KHH
20h 31m$507–1,520Fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane CPT - TSA
24h 28m$667–1,920Fly to Taichung Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane CPT - RMQ
20h 25m$518–1,522Fly to Tainan Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane CPT - TNN
24h 34m$512–1,527Fly to Hualien Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hualien Airport (HUN)plane CPT - HUN
- Take the train from 花蓮 to 板橋train
27h 3m$528–1,537Fly to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)plane CPT - FOC
- Take the bus from Fuzhou Airport to Pingtanbus
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
30h 35m$621–1,677
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Taiwan is to fly which costs $500 - $700 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Taiwan is to fly which takes 20h 25m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Cape Town and Taiwan is 12695 km.
It takes approximately 20h 37m to get from Cape Town to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 7:16 PM in Cape Town and 1:16 AM in Taiwan.
There are 900+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Taiwan?
Emirates flies from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Doha, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Fuzhou Changle International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Addis Ababa, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 花蓮 to 板橋
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $10–16
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $111
- First Class
- $139
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