San Francisco (SFO) – Taoyuan (TPE)
- Distance
- 10,410 km
- 6,469 mi · 5,621 nm
- Flight time
- 13 h 37 min / 11 h 42 min
- Average gate to gate: SFO → TPE / back
- Time difference
- 16 h / 15 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,216 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (720 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,254,104
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −1.6%
- Flights / week
- 97
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 1,624,359 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- BR, UA, CI
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from SFO
- 306°
- Heading from TPE
- 45°
- Halfway point
- 49.06, 173.29
- Great-circle km
- 10,391 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air SFO → TPE
- 12 h 58 min
- In the air TPE → SFO
- 11 h 3 min
- Clocks
- 16 h in January, 15 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 96,407 |
| Sep 2025 | 71,286 |
| Oct 2025 | 96,052 |
| Nov 2025 | 103,969 |
| Dec 2025 | 109,323 |
| Jan 2026 | 112,710 |
| Feb 2026 | 96,315 |
| Mar 2026 | 127,071 |
| Apr 2026 | 110,316 |
| May 2026 | 112,502 |
| Jun 2026 | 115,673 |
| Jul 2026 | 102,480 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 434 |
| Sep 2025 | 415 |
| Oct 2025 | 432 |
| Nov 2025 | 419 |
| Dec 2025 | 433 |
| Jan 2026 | 417 |
| Feb 2026 | 366 |
| Mar 2026 | 431 |
| Apr 2026 | 420 |
| May 2026 | 432 |
| Jun 2026 | 417 |
| Jul 2026 | 409 |
Airlines flying SFO–TPE nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| BREva Airways | 42 | 44% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 27 | 27% |
| CIChina Airlines | 14 | 15% |
| JXSTARLUX AIRLINES | 14 | 14% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 2,845 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 1,253 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 727 flights
- Airbus 350-1000 · 200 flights
Also carried: 61,714 tonnes of freight and 128 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 10,391 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.