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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 998 connecting flights from Shanghai to Los Angeles. You can compare airfare deals from 44 airlines and multiple travel sites from $398, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SHA-LAX flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Shanghai to Los Angeles Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Shanghai to Los Angeles with the lowest price of $398. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 45m and the fastest connecting – 13h 50m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $637 Find flight	20:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	16:55 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11h 45m	United Airlines	UA199
from $689 Find flight	13:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	10:05 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11h 55m	China Eastern	MU583
from $398 Find flight	15:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	20:45 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	20h 35m layover 3h 25m - Chengdu	Sichuan Airlines	3U6992 3U3837
from $441 Find flight	11:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:35 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	19h 25m layover 6h 5m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE894 KE11
from $523 Find flight	18:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	08:25+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	29h 10m layover 10h 5m - Osaka 5h 30m - Tokyo	Spring Airlines	9C6587 MM311 ZG24
from $538 Find flight	02:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	20:45 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	33h 30m layover 4h 15m - Hanoi 9h 30m - Chengdu	VietJet Air	VJ7239 3U3906 3U3837

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 09, 2025

Flight Schedule Shanghai to Los Angeles (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Shanghai to Los Angeles. 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
07:10 — 19:00	07:10 — 10:00 CA1893 Air China Limited Shanghai — Shenzhen 10h 20m stop 20:20 — 19:00 CA769 Air China Limited Shenzhen — Los Angeles	26h 50m including layover	Find flight from$455
08:50 — 15:35	08:50 — 11:55 KE896 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 8h 30m stop 20:25 — 16:05 KE11 Korean Air Seoul — Los Angeles	21h 45m including layover	Find flight from$441
09:05 — 19:00	09:05 — 13:05 CA3728 Air China Limited Shanghai — Shenzhen 7h 15m stop 20:20 — 19:00 CA769 Air China Limited Shenzhen — Los Angeles	24h 55m including layover	Find flight from$455
11:10 — 15:35	11:10 — 14:20 KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 6h 5m stop 20:25 — 16:05 KE11 Korean Air Seoul — Los Angeles	19h 25m including layover	Find flight from$441
11:25 — 19:00	11:25 — 13:45 CA3476 Air China Limited Shanghai — Shenzhen 6h 35m stop 20:20 — 19:00 CA769 Air China Limited Shenzhen — Los Angeles	22h 35m including layover	Find flight from$455
12:00 — 19:00	12:00 — 14:35 CA3814 Air China Limited Shanghai — Shenzhen 5h 45m stop 20:20 — 19:00 CA769 Air China Limited Shenzhen — Los Angeles	22h including layover	Find flight from$455
13:05 — 19:00	13:05 — 15:45 CA3724 Air China Limited Shanghai — Shenzhen 4h 35m stop 20:20 — 19:00 CA769 Air China Limited Shenzhen — Los Angeles	20h 55m including layover	Find flight from$455
13:10 — 20:45	13:10 — 16:25 3U8964 Sichuan Airlines Shanghai — Chengdu 5h 20m stop 21:45 — 20:45 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	22h 35m including layover	Find flight from$398
13:10 — 10:05	13:10 — 10:05 MU583 China Eastern Shanghai — Los Angeles	11h 55m	Find flight from$689
13:40 — 09:40 +1 day	13:40 — 16:45 KE898 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 21h 45m stop 14:30 — 10:10 KE17 Korean Air Seoul — Los Angeles	35h including layover	Find flight from$441
15:10 — 20:45	15:10 — 18:20 3U6992 Sichuan Airlines Shanghai — Chengdu 3h 25m stop 21:45 — 20:45 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	20h 35m including layover	Find flight from$398
17:40 — 08:20 +1 day	17:35 — 20:45 MU5051 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 16h stop 13:20 — 07:20 YP101 YP Seoul — Los Angeles	29h 40m including layover	Find flight from$489
18:25 — 09:40 +1 day	18:25 — 21:30 KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 17h stop 14:30 — 10:10 KE17 Korean Air Seoul — Los Angeles	30h 15m including layover	Find flight from$451
18:25 — 15:35 +1 day	18:25 — 21:30 KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 22h 55m stop 20:25 — 16:05 KE11 Korean Air Seoul — Los Angeles	36h 10m including layover	Find flight from$451
20:10 — 16:55	20:10 — 16:55 UA199 United Airlines Shanghai — Los Angeles	11h 45m	Find flight from$637

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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 Shanghai to Los Angeles depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Shanghai and Los Angeles is 10443 miles. Time difference between the cities is 4h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:55 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 2 Los Angeles airports. Average flight time is 11h 50m.

The fastest flight 11h 45m
Average flight time 11h 50m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 6489 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — Los Angeles is served by 44 regular airlines and 9 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 7 departures per week at the price of from $ 704 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air China Limited airline - from $ 3291.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA199 by United Airlines takes 11h 45m.

MU - China Eastern

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UA - United Airlines

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Connecting Flights

There are 998 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is JL894 by Japan Airlines - JAL takes 13h 50m.

3U - Sichuan Airlines

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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VZ - My Travel Airways Limited

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HO - Juneyao Airlines

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FM - Shanghai Airlines

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NX - Air Macau

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UA - United Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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HU - Hainan Airlines

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SC - Shandong Airlines

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HX - Hong Kong Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Shanghai to Los Angeles from 2 airports (Pu Dong, Hongqiao).

Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Hongqiao-SHA

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Los Angeles airports

Los Angeles Ferry Port-QLO

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Airplanes

There are flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai by 44 airlines that use 4 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Boeing 777-300ER

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Boeing 737-800

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Boeing 767-300

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Boeing 767

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