There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Taiwan by train, plane, subway, or shuttle
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
17h 36m$290–977Caltrain 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
21h 17m$567–1,521Fly 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
19h 41m$336–1,210Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- 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
20h 40m$337–1,121BART 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
20h 22m$353–1,219Caltrain 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
19h 44m$368–1,223Shuttle 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 51m$397–1,267Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tainan Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane SFO - TNN
25h 8m$342–1,128
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Taiwan is to Caltrain and fly which costs $290 - $1,000 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Taiwan is to Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 36m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between San Jose and Taiwan is 10485 km.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from San Jose to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 15h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 8:35 AM in San Jose and 11:35 PM in Taiwan.
There are 896+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Taiwan?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) 5 times a day.
- 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 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 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 Monterey Regional Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- 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 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 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
- 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
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- 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 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 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 Monterey Regional Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- 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
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
- 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 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
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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including South Korea: Travelling from Seoul to Busan , Flying into Beijing?, and Italian Lakes: Getting around by train - to help you get the most out of your next trip.











