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There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Taipei by plane or train

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Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
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1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane CMB - TPE
9h 33m
$252–389
Fly to Taichung Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane CMB - RMQ
2. Take the train from 台中 to 台北train
12h 7m
$370–1,160
Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane CMB - KHH
2. Take the train from 左營 to 桃園train
11h 32m
$309–842

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights

45Weekly Planes

11h 30mAverage Duration

$214Cheapest Price

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Distance: 4,878.7 km
Duration: 9h 33m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Taipei, Taiwan?

Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways International, and six other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 4 hours.

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Taipei(opens in a new window), Taiwan(opens in a new window)

Taipei, officially Taipei City, and previously known as Taihoku from 1895 to 1945 is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

Things to do in Taipei

Taipei 101(Opens in a new window)

The Taipei 101 / TAIPEI 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center – is a landmark supertall skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest in 2004, and remained such until the completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. In 2011, the building was awarded the LEED platinum certification, the highest award according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, and became the tallest and largest green building in the world. It used to have the fastest elevator in the world, traveling at 60.6 km/h and transporting passengers from the 5th to 89th floor in 37 seconds. In 2016, the title for the fastest elevator was given to the Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China.

National Taiwan University(Opens in a new window)

National Taiwan University (NTU; ; colloquially, 台大; Táidà) is a national university in Taipei City, Taiwan which consists of 11 colleges, 54 departments, 107 graduate institutes and four research centers.

National Palace Museum(Opens in a new window)

The National Palace Museum, located in Taipei and Taibao, Taiwan, has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest of its type in the world. The collection encompasses 8,000 years of history of Chinese art from the Neolithic age to the modern. Most of the collection are high quality pieces collected by China's emperors. The National Palace Museum shares its roots with the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Taipei Zoo(Opens in a new window)

The Taipei Zoo, sometimes referred to as the "Muzha Zoo", is a public zoological garden in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation, research and education, and recreation. It is one of the largest zoos in Asia, with a total area of 165 hectares, of which more than 90 ha are developed.

Places to stay in Taipei

Green World ZhongXiao(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

玩行旅台北分館(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

arTree hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Hotel Relax II(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

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