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
17h 27m$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
21h 2m$471–1,613Fly 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 11m$341–1,213Fly Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane OAK - TPE
20h 21m$350–1,215Caltrain 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
20h 20m$366–1,221Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane SFO - RMQ
19h 14m$392–1,415Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane SFO - TNN
24h 34m$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 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Taiwan is to fly which takes 17h 27m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Taiwan is 10451 km.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from San Francisco to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 16h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 10:04 AM in San Francisco and 2:04 AM in Taiwan.
There are 895+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Taiwan?
United Airlines, EVA Air, and four 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
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Incheon, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tainan Airport via Incheon, Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
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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