There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Taipei by plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
16h 54m$283–967Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
20h 32m$560–1,512Fly Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane OAK - TPE
19h 58m$349–1,213Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane STS - TPE
24h 2m$308–1,065Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SJC - TPE
21h 7m$345–1,219Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SMF - TPE
22h 44m$370–1,185
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Taipei is to fly which costs $280 - $1,000 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Taipei is to fly which takes 16h 54m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Taipei is 10442 km.
It takes approximately 16h 54m to get from San Francisco to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:42 PM in San Francisco and 9:42 AM in Taipei.
There are 901+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Taipei, 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
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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