There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Taiwan by plane 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 57m$284–969Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
20h 37m$561–1,513Fly 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 1m$331–1,113Fly Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane OAK - TPE
20h 1m$350–1,215Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane SFO - RMQ
19h 4m$362–1,215Caltrain 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 10m$346–1,221Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane SFO - TNN
24h 29m$336–1,120
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 Taiwan is to fly which costs $280 - $1,000 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Taiwan is to fly which takes 16h 57m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Taiwan is 10451 km.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from San Francisco to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:35 PM in San Francisco and 5:35 AM in Taiwan.
There are 901+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, 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.
Airlines
- 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 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
- 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 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
- 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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Incheon, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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 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
- 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 San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
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 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 San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- 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
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Train operators
- 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
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