Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Economical Flights from Taipei to Koror, Palau

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Palau

Hi All,

I'm searching for economical flights between Taipei and Koror for October. The cheapest flights on China Airlines that I am coming up with are about US$800, which seems quite incredible given the relatively close proximity.

Are there other airlines, routes, or websites that I should be checking for lower fares? I am not having luck when searching through Kayak or China Airlines direct website.

Many Thanks!

There are few options for flights to Koror. I don't know about the fares of Palau Airways but the rest of the options are (usually) (very) expensive.
Palau Airways started direct flights from Taipei to Koror some months ago. I think they'll keep running that route so you try to get info about their schedule and fares.
Another option could be to take the cheapest flight available from Taipei to Manila and a separate ticket from Manila to Koror with United.
You could also take a look at the fares of Korean Air and Asiana (both airlines changing planes in Seoul).

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Koror is not exactly a busy hub for any carrier you can't expect the airlines fighting to get your business. $800 sounds about right.

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Korean Air has a one-way ticket available for several dates in October, TPE-ICN-ROR (Taipei to Koror, via Incheon), for $614 USD. Here's a sample date and fare construction:

Oct 3 KE 694 TPE 7:45PM ICN 11:10PM 2h 25m Boeing 737 Economy (B)
Layover in ICN 21h 45m
KE 677 ICN 8:55PM ROR 1:45AM 4h 50m Boeing 737 Economy (B)
$615.00

Fare 1: Carrier KE BLOWSG TPE to ROR
Passenger type ADT, ONE-WAY-ONLY fare, booking code B
Covers TPE-ICN (Economy), ICN-ROR (Economy) $593.94

(YQ) 54.00
Rep. of Korea Intl. PSC, Dep. Tax and Contribution to Intl. Poverty Eradication (BP) 265.00
Taiwanese Airport Service Tax (TW) 300.00

Subtotal per passenger $614.57
Number of passengers x1

Total airfare & taxes $614.57

Fare construction:
TPE KE X/SEL KE ROR Q30.05 565.07BLOWSG NUC 595.12 END ROE 29.9428 XT 300TW 265BP 54YQ

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