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Taiwan travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Taroko National Park
Taroko National Park. Photo: lumoplank, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
12h 30mflight from London
New Taiwan dollarcurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type A, Bplugs

Night markets, marble gorges and mountain tea

Don't miss

  1. Taroko Gorge
  2. Taipei night markets
  3. Sun Moon Lake
Good forFood loversMountains & hikingCity breaks

Best time to visit Taiwan from the UK

Best value: Dec–Feb, Apr–May, Sep. Oct–Apr: cooler and drier; summer brings typhoons. Busiest and priciest: Mar, Oct–Nov.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Taipei, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Taipei for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: May and SeptemberThe warmest of the best-value months (25–27°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Mar, Oct–NovUsually 19–24°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Jun–AugAround 27–28°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: July (28°C) · coolest: January (17°C)A 11°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1717.819.121.924.82728.328.126.724.121.818.5

Festivals and events

  • Pingxi Lantern Festival Feb · Pingxi
  • Dragon Boat Festival Jun · Nationwide
  • Ghost Festival Aug · Keelung

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 12h 30m
Distance
9,805 km
Main airport
TPE

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

New Taiwan dollarCapital: Taipei
Type A, B · 110VBring a UK adapter; check chargers say 100-240V
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
110
EmergencyAmbulance 119
Safe in citiesBottled elsewhere
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal and broadly accepted
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Taiwan, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 28 August 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Taiwan before you book and again before you go.

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