There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Taipei by plane, train, or shuttle
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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
16h 4m$493–817Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- 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
20h 45m$308–865Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
19h 52m$710–2,012Caltrain 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
19h 59m$465–1,219Fly Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane OAK - TPE
18h 53m$489–1,213Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MRY - TPE
23h 33m$521–1,190
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Taipei is to shuttle and fly which costs $300 - $900 and takes 20h 45m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Taipei is to fly which takes 16h 4m and costs $490 - $850.
The distance between San Francisco and Taipei is 10442 km.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from San Francisco to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:29 AM in San Francisco and 9:29 PM in Taipei.
There are 900+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Taipei, Taiwan?
China Airlines, EVA Air, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–4,800
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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