Originally Posted by
moondog
-TPE PVG is actually pretty cheap. To pull this off, you'd need permission to enter Taiwan, quarantine there, and maybe jump through some more hoops
YariGuy Do you have any insights on this option?
As far as I know, to do this option, you will need to the ability to enter Taiwan. Currently (as of July 12, 2022 because things change all the time) this means being Taiwanese, spouse of a Taiwanese, or being able to enter on business. Right now the quarantine policy is 3+4 (3 days at home or hotel, not going out, and 4 days of monitoring (not supposed to gather)).
This is my Plan B on entering China (Plan A being flying directly from the USA). This plan is a pretty good plan B because as Moondog says, flights from TSA (yes, TSA) to PVG are cheap and plentiful. However, the drawback is that there is currently a cap of 40,000 entrants per month, including citizens, that is executed at the airline level, so prices TO Taiwan are pretty high. Prices will go down though because (1) caps will be lifted / increased (2) summer rush will be done by September.