There are 7 ways to get from California to Taipei by plane or train
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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 13m$353–668Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LAX - TPE
17h 37m$331–868Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
20h 41m$560–2,213Fly Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SMF - TPE
19h 21m$465–1,508Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane ONT - TPE
18h 22m$436–1,630Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane FAT - TPE
21h$434–1,406Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane SFO - KHH
- Take the train from 左營 to 桃園train
22h 11m$390–1,471
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Taipei is to fly which costs $350 - $700 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from California to Taipei is to fly which takes 17h 13m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between California and Taipei is 10458 km.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from California to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 8:51 PM in California and 11:51 AM in Taipei.
There are 887+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between California, USA and Taipei, Taiwan?
EVA Air, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–700
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
- $380–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 左營 to 桃園
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $38–44
- Standard
- $35–50
- Business
- $70
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