There are 8 ways to get from California to Taiwan 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 16m$354–670Fly 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 40m$332–870Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SFO - TSA
20h 46m$561–2,214Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane SFO - KHH
19h 35m$351–1,414Fly Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SMF - TPE
19h 24m$466–1,510Train 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 25m$437–1,632Fly 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 3m$435–1,408Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane SFO - RMQ
21h 48m$392–1,516
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Taiwan is to fly which costs $350 - $700 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from California to Taiwan is to fly which takes 17h 16m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between California and Taiwan is 10467 km.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from California to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 1:54 AM in California and 4:54 PM in Taiwan.
There are 886+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between California, USA and 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 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 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
- 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 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 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 Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
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
- 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
- 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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- 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
- 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
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- 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
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