There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Taiwan by train, plane, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SFO - TPE
16h 46m$500–827Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane SFO - KHH
19h 30m$417–1,421Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
20h 37m$717–2,021Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SJC - TPE
18h 33m$456–1,210Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane SJC - KHH
22h 6m$474–1,504Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MRY - TPE
21h 14m$507–1,167Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Taichung Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane SFO - RMQ
21h 9m$468–1,523BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane OAK - TPE
19h 16m$493–1,219
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Taiwan is to Caltrain and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Taiwan is to Caltrain and fly which takes 16h 46m and costs $500 - $850.
The distance between San Jose and Taiwan is 10485 km.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from San Jose to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 15h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 8:01 AM in San Jose and 11:01 PM in Taiwan.
There are 901+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Taiwan?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) twice daily.
- 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
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 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
- 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 San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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 San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
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 Oakland International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- 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 26m
- 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
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
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
- 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
- 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
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- 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
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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