There are 5 ways to get from Taiwan to San Francisco by plane or train
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Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TPE - SFO
15h 10m$494–818Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KHH - SFO
17h 33m$360–1,113Fly Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TSA - SFO
17h 36m$430–1,513Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TPE - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
18h 58m$567–1,421Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane TPE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
20h 48m$636–1,572
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taiwan to San Francisco is to fly which costs $490 - $850 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Taiwan to San Francisco is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs $490 - $850.
The distance between Taiwan and San Francisco is 6532 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Taiwan to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 15h behind Taiwan. It is currently 9:48 PM in Taiwan and 6:48 AM in San Francisco.
There are 808+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Taiwan and San Francisco, CA, USA?
China Airlines, EVA Air, and three other airlines fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–3,800
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–850
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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