Cheap Flights from Manchester to Taipei

The shoulder weeks around the cheapest part of the year are worth watching first, and November is the cheapest month on this route, sitting quietly between the autumn holidays and the Christmas rush. Fares are tracked from October through the winter months and into spring, with a gap in the record where prices were not collected. School holidays and the run-up to Christmas push fares up on European connections, and Taiwan's own peak travel times can tighten seats on the long-haul leg, so booking well ahead for those weeks is the safer play.

What separates the options here is not the seat itself but the stop you make on the way. Gulf and European carriers such as Etihad Airways, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Kuwait Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Finnair sell through-tickets with a single booking, a single baggage allowance and someone to turn to if a connection fails. China Airlines and Hainan Airlines also connect you onward to Taiwan Taoyuan International, while Helvetic Airways and Nordic Regional Airlines appear as regional feeders that may hand you to another carrier mid-journey. That difference is the one to check before you pay.

Plenty of itineraries land at Taiwan Taoyuan International late in the day, which changes your first evening: the express rail and airport buses run into the night, but a hotel booking for the arrival night takes the pressure off a delayed connection. The airport sits outside Taipei itself, so leave room for the onward trip into the city, whether by train, coach or taxi. Keep local cash or a working card for the last leg, since smaller operators may not take foreign cards.

Currency

TWD (NT$)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 110 V

Language

Atayal, Yami, Paiwan, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Kanakanavu, Bunun, Rukai, Taiwanese Hokkien, Amis, Taiwanese Sign Language, Kavalan, Saaroa, Taiwanese Hakka, Sakizaya, Saisiyat, Puyuma, Seediq, Tsou, Wuqiu dialect, Kinmen dialect, Matsu dialect, Truku

Emergency number

112, 110, 119

Driving side

right

Calling code

+886

Internet domain

.tw

Time zone

UTC+08 (Asia/Taipei)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your ticket is one booking or several, because a separate connection leaves you buying a new fare if the first flight is late.
• Check the baggage rules on each segment, since regional feeders often carry a lighter allowance than the long-haul carrier.
• Check where your connection happens and how much time the itinerary allows between flights.
• Check the entry requirements for Taiwan before you book, including passport validity and any forms required on arrival.
• Check the month you plan to fly against the price calendar, since fares move with school holidays and the weeks before Christmas.