✈ SEA → TPE
12H 22M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Seattle to Taipei
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia
How long is the flight from Seattle to Taipei?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Taipei (TPE) takes about 12 hours 22 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,063 miles (9,757 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 22m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,063 mi
9,757 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle 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.