Cheap Flights from Los Angeles, CA to Shanghai from $432

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 998 connecting flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 25 airlines and multiple travel sites from $432, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out LAX-SHA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Los Angeles to Shanghai with the lowest price of $432. The fastest direct flight takes 13h 30m and the fastest connecting – 15h 10m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $640 Find flight	12:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:15+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	13h 45m	China Eastern	MU586
from $693 Find flight	12:55 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:25+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	13h 30m	United Airlines	UA198
from $432 Find flight	23:15 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	13:50+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	23h 35m layover 5h 5m - Chengdu	Sichuan Airlines	3U3838 3U6991
from $458 Find flight	23:50 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	10:20+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	19h 30m layover 2h 5m - Guangzhou	China Southern Airlines	CZ328 CZ3523
from $460 Find flight	06:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	14:05+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	17h 5m layover 1h 54m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC551 AC25
from $460 Find flight	17:15 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	29h 50m layover 14h 43m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC559 AC25
from $460 Find flight	14:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	32h 35m layover 17h 24m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC557 AC25
from $460 Find flight	12:20 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	34h 45m layover 19h 34m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC555 AC25
from $476 Find flight	12:40 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	09:40+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 0m layover 14h 50m - Seoul	Asiana Airlines	OZ201 KE893
from $483 Find flight	08:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:45+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	18h 45m layover 3h 46m - San Francisco	United Airlines	UA1997 UA857
from $483 Find flight	06:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:45+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	20h 45m layover 5h 50m - San Francisco	United Airlines	UA2194 UA857
from $489 Find flight	21:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	29h 15m layover 14h 19m - San Francisco	United Airlines	UA2056 UA857
from $489 Find flight	20:20 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 25m layover 15h 29m - San Francisco	United Airlines	UA2220 UA857
from $479 Find flight	23:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	34h 5m layover 3h 30m - Seoul 9h 20m - Manila	Asiana Airlines	OZ203 OZ701 5J678
from $479 Find flight	12:10 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	44h 55m layover 1h 40m - Seoul 21h 40m - Manila	Asiana Airlines	OZ201 OZ703 5J678
from $516 Find flight	23:50 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	33h 15m layover 2h 50m - Seoul 9h 20m - Manila	Korean Air	KE12 KE621 5J678

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 25, 2025

Flight Schedule Los Angeles (California) to Shanghai

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Los Angeles to Shanghai. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
12:30 — 17:15 +1 day	12:30 — 17:15 MU586 China Eastern Los Angeles — Shanghai	13h 45m	Find flight from$640
12:55 — 17:25 +1 day	12:55 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	13h 30m	Find flight from$693
06:00 — 14:05 +1 day	06:00 — 08:55 AC551 Air Canada Los Angeles — Vancouver 1h 54m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	17h 5m including layover	Find flight from$460
06:00 — 17:45 +1 day	06:00 — 07:38 UA2194 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 5h 50m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	20h 45m including layover	Find flight from$483
08:00 — 17:45 +1 day	08:00 — 09:29 UA1997 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 3h 46m stop 13:15 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	18h 45m including layover	Find flight from$483
12:20 — 14:05 +2 days	12:20 — 15:19 AC555 Air Canada Los Angeles — Vancouver 19h 34m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	34h 45m including layover	Find flight from$460
12:40 — 09:40 +2 days	12:10 — 17:35 OZ201 Asiana Airlines Los Angeles — Seoul 14h 50m stop 08:25 — 09:40 KE893 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	30h including layover	Find flight from$476
14:30 — 14:05 +2 days	14:20 — 17:19 AC557 Air Canada Los Angeles — Vancouver 17h 24m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	32h 35m including layover	Find flight from$460
15:00 — 11:45 +2 days	13:10 — 18:50 JL69 Japan Airlines - JAL Los Angeles — Osaka 15h 30m stop 10:15 — 12:05 JL891 Japan Airlines - JAL Osaka — Shanghai	29h 45m including layover	Find flight from$508
16:20 — 17:45 +2 days	16:13 — 17:42 UA2019 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 19h 29m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	34h 25m including layover	Find flight from$489
17:15 — 14:05 +2 days	17:10 — 20:11 AC559 Air Canada Los Angeles — Vancouver 14h 43m stop 11:15 — 16:00 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	29h 50m including layover	Find flight from$460
20:20 — 17:45 +2 days	20:20 — 21:46 UA2220 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 15h 29m stop 13:15 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	30h 25m including layover	Find flight from$489
21:30 — 17:45 +2 days	21:30 — 23:02 UA2056 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 14h 19m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	29h 15m including layover	Find flight from$489
23:15 — 13:50 +2 days	23:15 — 05:55 3U3838 Sichuan Airlines Los Angeles — Chengdu 5h 5m stop 11:00 — 13:50 3U6991 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Shanghai	23h 35m including layover	Find flight from$432
23:15 — 18:05 +2 days	23:15 — 05:55 3U3838 Sichuan Airlines Los Angeles — Chengdu 9h 20m stop 15:15 — 18:05 3U8965 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Shanghai	27h 50m including layover	Find flight from$432

Departure	Arrival	Flight Details	Flight Time	Price
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 25, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Los Angeles to Shanghai depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Los Angeles and Shanghai is 10443 miles. Time difference between the cities is 4h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:55 from 2 Los Angeles airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 13h 38m.

The fastest flight 13h 30m
Average flight time 13h 38m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 6489 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are august (from 432 $), september (from 458 $), june (from 497 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 847 $), february (from 737 $), january (from 731 $).

What is the lowest airfare Los Angeles to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $432. This airfare is for economy class on one-way 3U3838 flight by Sichuan Airlines for August 15, 2025 which leaves Los Angeles Int. in Los Angeles at 23:15 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 18:05.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Los Angeles — Shanghai is served by 25 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Philippine Airlines - 37 departures per week at the price of from $ 604 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by WestJet airline - from $ 3746.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA198 by United Airlines takes 13h 30m and the cheapest is 3U3838 by Sichuan Airlines for $640.

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Connecting Flights

There are 998 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1225 by United Airlines takes 15h 10m and the cheapest is 3U3838 by Sichuan Airlines for $432.

3U - Sichuan Airlines

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AC - Air Canada

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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CI - China Airlines

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OZ - Asiana Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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ZG - Grozny Avia

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JX - Jambojet

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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F8 - Freedom Airlines

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Los Angeles to Shanghai from 2 airports (Los Angeles Ferry Port, Los Angeles Int.).

Los Angeles airports

Los Angeles Ferry Port-QLO

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Los Angeles Int.-LAX

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Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Airplanes

There are flights to Shanghai from Los Angeles by 25 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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