There are 7 ways to get from Reading to Taiwan by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane LHR - KHH
18h 38m$486–1,391Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LGW - TPE
19h 21m$309–854Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LHR - TPE
17h 19m$499–897Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Taichung Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane LHR - RMQ
19h 22m$507–2,193Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane LGW - TSA
19h 46m$536–1,748Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane LGW - KHH
19h 45m$356–998Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)plane LHR - FOC
- Take the bus from Fuzhou Airport to Pingtanbus
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
24h 28m$469–1,447
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Taiwan is to train and fly which costs $300 - $900 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Taiwan is to train and fly which takes 17h 19m and costs $490 - $900.
The distance between Reading and Taiwan is 10060 km.
It takes approximately 18h 38m to get from Reading to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 8h ahead of Reading. It is currently 11:23 AM in Reading and 7:23 PM in Taiwan.
There are 889+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Reading to Taiwan. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH), walk to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, then take the subway to Formosa Boulevard Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), walk to Airport Terminal 2 Station, take the train to Taoyuan HSR Station, walk to 桃園, then take the train to 板橋.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- fuzhou-air.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tourking.com.tw
- Book at
- tourking.com.tw
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $111
- First Class
- $140
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