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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 $439, 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 $439. The fastest direct flight takes 13h 30m and the fastest connecting – 15h 10m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $623 Find flight	12:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:15+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	13h 45m	China Eastern	MU586
from $659 Find flight	12:55 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17:25+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	13h 30m	United Airlines	UA198
from $439 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 $441 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 $459 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 $494 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 September 09, 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
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$441
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$441
12:30 — 17:15 +1 day	12:30 — 17:15 MU586 China Eastern Los Angeles — Shanghai	13h 45m	Find flight from$623
12:55 — 17:25 +1 day	12:55 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	13h 30m	Find flight from$659
23:50 — 10:20 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 2h 5m stop 08:00 — 10:10 CZ3523 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	19h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 11:20 +2 days	23:50 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 3h 5m stop 09:00 — 11:20 CZ3529 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	20h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 12:20 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 4h 5m stop 10:00 — 12:15 CZ3531 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	21h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 12:55 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 4h 35m stop 10:45 — 13:10 CZ3550 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	22h 5m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 13:20 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 5h 5m stop 11:00 — 13:20 CZ3537 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	22h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 14:20 +2 days	22:00 — 05:50 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 6h 5m stop 12:00 — 14:10 CZ3539 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	23h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 15:25 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 7h 5m stop 13:00 — 15:15 CZ3525 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	24h 35m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 16:30 +2 days	23:50 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 8h stop 14:00 — 16:30 CZ3487 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	25h 40m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 17:25 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 9h 5m stop 15:00 — 17:25 CZ3571 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	26h 35m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 22:20 +2 days	22:00 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 14h 5m stop 20:00 — 22:15 CZ3595 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	31h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439
23:50 — 00:20 +3 days	23:50 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 16h 5m stop 22:00 — 00:20 CZ3586 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	33h 30m including layover	Find flight from$439

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 9, 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

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 $ 579 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 11201.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA198 by United Airlines takes 13h 30m.

MU - China Eastern

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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.

AC - Air Canada

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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3U - Sichuan 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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Hongqiao-SHA

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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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