There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Taipei by plane, train, ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus, or subway
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SHA - TSA
4h 26m$161–551Line 2 subway to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Roadsubway
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane PVG - TPE
5h 35m$101–284Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry Pingtan
12h 39m$106–226Train, taxi, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhoutrain
- Take the taxi from Zhangzhou to Xiamen Porttaxi
- Take the carferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Stationbus
27h 57m$154–298Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane PVG - TSA
4h 38m$198–609Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SHA - TPE
7h 58m$104–296Train, ferry via Taichung
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the train from 臺中 to 臺北train 山線
15h 47m$119–232
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Taipei is to fly which costs $100 - $300 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Taipei is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Shanghai and Taipei is 694 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Taipei without a car is to train and taxi and car ferry and bus which takes 27h 57m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Shanghai to Taipei, including transfers.
There are 899+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Taipei, Taiwan?
China Eastern Airlines, China Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–650
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $61–67
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $61–67
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
Train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $50–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- $85–130
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- $1
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 臺中 to 臺北
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- 0800-676676
- Website
- ubus.com.tw
Bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ubus.com.tw
- Book at
- ordertickets.ubus.com.tw
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- service@kingbus.com.tw
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road) to Taipei Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- $7–11
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–150
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $107
- First Class
- $135
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–130
- Deluxe
- $270–550
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