There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Taipei by plane, train, ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus, or subway
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SHA - TSA
4h 26m$171–451Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SHA - TPE
7h 53m$94–236Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry Pingtan
12h 46m$106–225Train, taxi, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhoutrain
- Take the taxi from Zhangzhou to Xiamen Porttaxi
- Take the carferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Stationbus
27h 57m$154–298Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane PVG - TSA
4h 38m$208–859Line 2 subway to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Roadsubway
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane PVG - TPE
5h 35m$101–184Train, ferry via Taichung
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the train from 臺中 to 臺北train 山線
15h 47m$119–233
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Taipei is to line 2 subway and fly which costs $100 - $190 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Taipei is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $170 - $460.
The distance between Shanghai and Taipei is 694 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Taipei without a car is to train and taxi and car ferry and bus which takes 27h 57m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Shanghai to Taipei, including transfers.
There are 897+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Taipei, Taiwan?
Air China, China Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $61–66
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $61–66
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–150
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $110
- First Class
- $139
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