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
16h 51m$494–770Fly 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$402–870Fly Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SMF - TPE
19h 17m$506–1,610Fly 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$761–3,014Fly San Diego International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SAN - TPE
19h 22m$486–1,512Fly 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 20m$505–1,508Train 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 25m$436–1,632Fly San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane SFO - RMQ
21h 48m$412–1,616
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 $400 - $900 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from California to Taiwan is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs $490 - $800.
The distance between California and Taiwan is 10467 km.
It takes approximately 16h 51m to get from California to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 1:17 AM in California and 4:17 PM in Taiwan.
There are 890+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between California, USA and Taiwan?
EVA Air, China 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 7m
- 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
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $615–625
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- 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
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- 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
- $615–625
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- 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
- $750–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- 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
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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