There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Taipei by train or plane
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane GLA - TPE
21h$338–1,251Fly Edinburgh Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane EDI - TPE
20h 19m$306–818Train to Newcastle, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane NCL - TPE
20h 20m$385–1,218Fly Edinburgh Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane EDI - TSA
20h 17m$473–1,513Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane ABZ - TPE
23h 10m$498–1,724Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MME - TPE
22h 40m$677–2,345Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane MAN - TSA
22h 41m$741–946Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane MAN - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台北train
22h 57m$592–1,672
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Taipei is to fly which costs $300 - $850 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Taipei is to fly which takes 20h 17m and costs $470 - $1,600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Taipei is 9780 km.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Edinburgh to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:16 PM in Edinburgh and 1:16 AM in Taipei.
There are 901+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Taipei, Taiwan?
KLM, Xiamen Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Newcastle to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from 台中 to 台北
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $19–23
- Standard
- $20–24
- Business
- $39
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