FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ SFO → TPE

13H 7M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO TAIPEI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
13h 7m
Distance
6,457 mi
Or
10,391 km
Jet lag
15h

Flight from San Francisco to Taipei

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Taipei → San Francisco

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.

✈ Flight 1538 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1777 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 426 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from San Francisco

Nearest destinations

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Flights to Taipei

Nearest origins

Long-haul to Taipei

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