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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 833 connecting flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 37 airlines and multiple travel sites from $454, 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 $454. The fastest direct flight takes 13h 50m and the fastest connecting – 16h 15m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $782 Find flight	11:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:45+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	14h 15m	China Eastern	MU586
from $787 Find flight	12:45 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	18:35+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	13h 50m	United Airlines	UA198
from $454 Find flight	21:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	15:15+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	25h 45m layover 4h 30m - Chengdu	Sichuan Airlines	3U3838 3U6981
from $506 Find flight	09:35 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	05:00+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	27h 25m layover 11h 45m - Tokyo	Grozny Avia	ZG23 MM877
from $539 Find flight	13:20 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	00:20+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	19h 0m layover 3h 35m - Osaka	Japan Airlines - JAL	JL69 MM79
from $491 Find flight	22:45 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	00:15+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	33h 30m layover 6h 5m - Xiamen 8h 5m - Macau	Xiamen Airlines	MF830 MF8681 FM3008
from $501 Find flight	21:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	15:15+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	25h 45m layover 1h 0m - Hangzhou 4h 30m - Chengdu	Sichuan Airlines	3U3838 3U3838 3U6981
from $543 Find flight	09:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	10:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	32h 35m layover 3h 37m - San Francisco 12h 35m - Seoul	Frontier Airlines	F93307 YP112 OZ361
from $543 Find flight	09:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	34h 25m layover 3h 37m - San Francisco 14h 20m - Seoul	Frontier Airlines	F93307 YP112 OZ363
from $544 Find flight	09:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:15+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	39h 45m layover 3h 37m - San Francisco 19h 30m - Seoul	Frontier Airlines	F93307 YP112 OZ3615
from $549 Find flight	14:50 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	41h 15m layover 2h 20m - Taipei 18h 25m - Manila	China Airlines	CI5 CI709 5J678
from $557 Find flight	09:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	09:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	32h 15m layover 3h 37m - San Francisco 11h 55m - Seoul	Frontier Airlines	F93307 YP112 KE893
from $557 Find flight	09:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:10+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	39h 40m layover 3h 37m - San Francisco 19h 35m - Seoul	Frontier Airlines	F93307 YP112 KE2209
from $564 Find flight	10:10 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	10:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	31h 55m layover 2h 56m - San Francisco 12h 35m - Seoul	Alaska Airlines	AS2150 YP112 OZ361
from $564 Find flight	10:10 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	33h 45m layover 2h 56m - San Francisco 14h 20m - Seoul	Alaska Airlines	AS2150 YP112 OZ363
from $571 Find flight	09:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	12:55+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	35h 25m layover 3h 37m - San Francisco 15h 30m - Seoul	Frontier Airlines	F93307 YP112 MU512

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on November 23, 2024

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
11:30 — 17:45 +1 day	11:30 — 17:45 MU586 China Eastern Los Angeles — Shanghai	14h 15m	Find flight from$782
12:45 — 18:35 +1 day	12:45 — 18:35 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	13h 50m	Find flight from$787
09:35 — 05:00 +2 days	09:30 — 14:25 ZG23 Grozny Avia Los Angeles — Tokyo 11h 45m stop 02:10 — 05:00 MM877 Peach Aviation Tokyo — Shanghai	27h 25m including layover	Find flight from$506
11:50 — 01:10 +2 days	11:45 — 16:40 JL61 Japan Airlines - JAL Los Angeles — Tokyo 5h 40m stop 22:20 — 01:10 IJ1 Spring Airlines Japan Tokyo — Shanghai	21h 20m including layover	Find flight from$572
12:30 — 01:10 +2 days	12:25 — 17:30 JL15 Japan Airlines - JAL Los Angeles — Tokyo 4h 50m stop 22:20 — 01:10 IJ1 Spring Airlines Japan Tokyo — Shanghai	20h 40m including layover	Find flight from$572
13:20 — 00:20 +2 days	13:10 — 18:50 JL69 Japan Airlines - JAL Los Angeles — Osaka 3h 35m stop 22:25 — 00:20 MM79 Peach Aviation Osaka — Shanghai	19h including layover	Find flight from$539
13:20 — 23:25 +1 day	13:10 — 18:50 JL69 Japan Airlines - JAL Los Angeles — Osaka 2h 40m stop 21:30 — 23:35 9C6938 Spring Airlines Osaka — Shanghai	18h 5m including layover	Find flight from$562
21:30 — 15:15 +2 days	21:30 — 08:10 3U3838 Sichuan Airlines Los Angeles — Chengdu 4h 30m stop 12:40 — 15:15 3U6981 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Shanghai	25h 45m including layover	Find flight from$454
21:30 — 18:40 +2 days	21:30 — 08:10 3U3838 Sichuan Airlines Los Angeles — Chengdu 7h 50m stop 15:55 — 18:40 3U8965 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Shanghai	29h 10m including layover	Find flight from$454
09:35 — 00:20 +3 days	09:35 — 14:25 ZG23 Grozny Avia Los Angeles — Tokyo 17h 20m stop 07:45 — 09:25 MM312 Peach Aviation Tokyo — Osaka 13h stop 22:25 — 00:20 MM79 Peach Aviation Osaka — Shanghai	46h 45m including layover	Find flight from$508
10:10 — 10:05 +2 days	10:10 — 11:34 AS2150 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 2h 56m stop 14:30 — 20:30 YP112 YP San Francisco — Seoul 12h 35m stop 09:05 — 10:05 OZ361 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	31h 55m including layover	Find flight from$564
10:10 — 11:55 +2 days	10:10 — 11:34 AS2150 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco 2h 56m stop 14:30 — 20:30 YP112 YP San Francisco — Seoul 14h 20m stop 10:50 — 11:55 OZ363 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	33h 45m including layover	Find flight from$564
14:50 — 00:05 +3 days	14:50 — 21:30 CI5 China Airlines Los Angeles — Taipei 2h 20m stop 23:50 — 02:10 CI709 China Airlines Taipei — Manila 18h 25m stop 20:35 — 00:05 5J678 CEBU Pacific Air Manila — Shanghai	41h 15m including layover	Find flight from$549
15:45 — 14:05 +2 days	15:45 — 21:10 NH125 All Nippon Airways Los Angeles — Tokyo 9h 30m stop 06:40 — 08:00 NH411 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Osaka 4h 15m stop 12:15 — 14:05 HO1334 Juneyao Airlines Osaka — Shanghai	30h 20m including layover	Find flight from$583
15:45 — 14:05 +2 days	15:45 — 21:10 NH125 All Nippon Airways Los Angeles — Tokyo 10h 15m stop 07:25 — 08:50 NH93 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Osaka 3h 25m stop 12:15 — 14:05 HO1334 Juneyao Airlines Osaka — Shanghai	30h 20m including layover	Find flight from$586
22:45 — 00:15 +3 days	22:45 — 06:00 MF830 Xiamen Airlines Los Angeles — Xiamen 6h 5m stop 12:05 — 13:35 MF8681 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Macau 8h 5m stop 21:40 — 00:15 FM3008 Shanghai Airlines Macau — Shanghai	33h 30m including layover	Find flight from$491
22:45 — 16:50 +2 days	22:45 — 06:00 MF830 Xiamen Airlines Los Angeles — Xiamen 4h 5m stop 10:05 — 11:30 MF381 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Hong Kong 2h 55m stop 14:25 — 16:50 HX238 Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong — Shanghai	26h 5m including layover	Find flight from$495

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on November 23, 2024

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 23:59 from 2 Los Angeles airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:59 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 14h 3m.

The fastest flight 13h 50m
Average flight time 14h 3m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 6489 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are november (from 424 $), february (from 454 $), january (from 459 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 682 $), january (from 459 $), february (from 454 $).

What is the lowest airfare Los Angeles to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $454. This airfare is for economy class on one-way 3U3838 flight by Sichuan Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves Los Angeles Int. in Los Angeles at 21:30 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 18:40.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Los Angeles — Shanghai is served by 37 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 51 departures per week at the price of from $ 539 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by All Nippon Airways airline - from $ 8193.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA198 by United Airlines takes 13h 50m and the cheapest is 3U3838 by Sichuan Airlines for $782.

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Connecting Flights

There are 833 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1791 by United Airlines takes 16h 15m and the cheapest is 3U3838 by Sichuan Airlines for $454.

3U - Sichuan Airlines

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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LO - LOT

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UA - United Airlines

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NZ - Air New Zealand Limited

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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JX - Jambojet

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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YP - YP

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MF - Xiamen Airlines

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IB - Iberia

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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 37 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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