✈ SFO → TPE
SAN FRANCISCO → TAIPEI IN 13H 7M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from San Francisco to Taipei
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Taipei?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei (TPE) takes about 13 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,457 miles (10,391 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,457 mi
10,391 km · great-circle
Avg speed
792 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Taipei timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Taipei
Time difference
+15h
15 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~15d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.