There are 6 ways to get from London to Taipei by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane LHR - TSA
18h 31m$415–1,042Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LGW - TPE
18h 46m$289–887Fly London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LHR - TPE
16h 23m$438–897Fly London City Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane LCY - TPE
18h$486–1,809Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane LGW - TSA
19h 9m$486–1,532Fly London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane LHR - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台北train
20h 22m$536–1,867
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Taipei is to train and fly which costs $280 - $900 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from London to Taipei is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs $430 - $900.
The distance between London and Taipei is 9825 km.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from London to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 1:14 AM in London and 9:14 AM in Taipei.
There are 900+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between London, England and Taipei, Taiwan?
Xiamen Airlines, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–3,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from London City Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- 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
- $300–600
- 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, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from 台中 to 台北
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $19–22
- Standard
- $20–23
- Business
- $39
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