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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 350 connecting flights from Shanghai to Los Angeles. You can compare airfare deals from 28 airlines and multiple travel sites from $442, 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 $442. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 25m and the fastest connecting – 13h 30m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $826 Find flight	13:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	09:05 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11h 55m	China Eastern	MU583
from $876 Find flight	20:25 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:50 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11h 25m	United Airlines	UA199
from $589 Find flight	17:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	07:35+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	30h 25m layover 17h 50m - Tokyo	Shanghai Airlines	FM3043 ZG24
from $604 Find flight	09:05 Shanghai Hongqiao	13:20 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	20h 15m layover 7h 55m - Tokyo	China Eastern	MU8631 AA26
from $620 Find flight	21:45 Shanghai Hongqiao	19:00+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	37h 15m layover 23h 5m - Xiamen	Xiamen Airlines	MF8546 MF829
from $442 Find flight	09:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	25h 40m layover 2h 20m - Dalian 4h 40m - Chengdu	China Eastern	MU8325 3U6422 3U3837
from $442 Find flight	09:00 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	26h 30m layover 3h 35m - Dalian 4h 40m - Chengdu	China Eastern	MU5695 3U6422 3U3837
from $442 Find flight	08:25 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	27h 5m layover 3h 55m - Dalian 4h 40m - Chengdu	China Eastern	MU5623 3U6422 3U3837
from $442 Find flight	07:35 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	27h 55m layover 4h 55m - Dalian 4h 40m - Chengdu	China Eastern	MU5667 3U6422 3U3837
from $509 Find flight	12:20 Shanghai Pu Dong	16:10 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	19h 50m layover 3h 35m - Seoul 2h 41m - San Francisco	China Eastern	MU5033 YP111 F93308
from $521 Find flight	07:40 Shanghai Hongqiao	19:30 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	27h 50m layover 1h 55m - Xi'an 8h 10m - Chengdu	Sichuan Airlines	3U5503 3U6312 3U3837
from $529 Find flight	11:20 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:09 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	23h 49m layover 4h 30m - Seoul 5h 51m - San Jose	Korean Air	KE894 YP111 F94082
from $529 Find flight	11:20 Shanghai Pu Dong	22:32 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	27h 12m layover 4h 30m - Seoul 9h 5m - San Jose	Korean Air	KE894 YP111 NK479
from $541 Find flight	11:20 Shanghai Pu Dong	16:10 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	20h 50m layover 4h 30m - Seoul 2h 41m - San Francisco	Korean Air	KE894 YP111 F93308
from $542 Find flight	18:25 Shanghai Hongqiao	10:04+2 дня Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	55h 39m layover 21h 25m - Seoul 20h 46m - San Jose	Korean Air	KE2210 YP111 F94082
from $546 Find flight	18:25 Shanghai Hongqiao	07:26+2 дня Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	53h 1m layover 21h 25m - Seoul 18h 0m - San Jose	Korean Air	KE2210 YP111 NK1654

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 15, 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
13:10 — 09:05	13:10 — 09:05 MU583 China Eastern Shanghai — Los Angeles	11h 55m	Find flight from$826
20:25 — 15:50	20:25 — 15:50 UA199 United Airlines Shanghai — Los Angeles	11h 25m	Find flight from$876
14:00 — 13:40	13:40 — 16:45 KE898 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 2h 35m stop 19:40 — 15:20 KE11 Korean Air Seoul — Los Angeles	15h 40m including layover	Find flight from$624
17:10 — 07:35 +1 day	17:10 — 20:55 FM3043 Shanghai Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 17h 50m stop 14:45 — 07:35 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	30h 25m including layover	Find flight from$589
21:45 — 19:00 +1 day	21:45 — 23:50 MF8546 Xiamen Airlines Shanghai — Xiamen 23h 5m stop 22:55 — 19:00 MF829 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Los Angeles	37h 15m including layover	Find flight from$620
06:50 — 19:30	06:50 — 09:15 CA3267 Air China Limited Shanghai — Taiyuan 2h 45m stop 12:00 — 14:35 3U6846 Sichuan Airlines Taiyuan — Chengdu 7h 55m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	28h 40m including layover	Find flight from$573
06:50 — 19:30	06:50 — 09:15 HO1131 Juneyao Airlines Shanghai — Taiyuan 2h 45m stop 12:00 — 14:35 3U6846 Sichuan Airlines Taiyuan — Chengdu 7h 55m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	28h 40m including layover	Find flight from$573
07:35 — 19:30	07:35 — 09:20 MU5667 China Eastern Shanghai — Dalian 4h 55m stop 14:15 — 17:50 3U6422 Sichuan Airlines Dalian — Chengdu 4h 40m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	27h 55m including layover	Find flight from$442
07:40 — 19:30	07:40 — 10:25 3U5503 Sichuan Airlines Shanghai — Xi'an 1h 55m stop 12:20 — 14:20 3U6312 Sichuan Airlines Xi'an — Chengdu 8h 10m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	27h 50m including layover	Find flight from$521
08:25 — 19:30	08:25 — 10:20 MU5623 China Eastern Shanghai — Dalian 3h 55m stop 14:15 — 17:50 3U6422 Sichuan Airlines Dalian — Chengdu 4h 40m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	27h 5m including layover	Find flight from$442
08:50 — 05:00 +1 day	08:50 — 12:00 KE896 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 9h 25m stop 21:25 — 10:35 HA460 Hawaiian Airlines Seoul — Honolulu 11h 15m stop 21:35 — 05:00 HA4 Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu — Los Angeles	36h 10m including layover	Find flight from$580
09:00 — 19:30	09:00 — 10:40 MU5695 China Eastern Shanghai — Dalian 3h 35m stop 14:15 — 17:50 3U6422 Sichuan Airlines Dalian — Chengdu 4h 40m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	26h 30m including layover	Find flight from$442
09:50 — 19:30	09:50 — 11:55 MU8325 China Eastern Shanghai — Dalian 2h 20m stop 14:15 — 17:50 3U6422 Sichuan Airlines Dalian — Chengdu 4h 40m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	25h 40m including layover	Find flight from$442
11:20 — 19:09	11:20 — 14:25 KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h 30m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Jose 5h 51m stop 17:51 — 19:09 F94082 Frontier Airlines San Jose — Los Angeles	23h 49m including layover	Find flight from$529
11:20 — 22:32	11:20 — 14:25 KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h 30m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Jose 9h 5m stop 21:17 — 22:43 NK479 Spirit Airlines San Jose — Los Angeles	27h 12m including layover	Find flight from$529
12:20 — 22:32	12:20 — 15:20 MU5033 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 3h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Jose 9h 5m stop 21:17 — 22:43 NK479 Spirit Airlines San Jose — Los Angeles	26h 12m including layover	Find flight from$498
12:20 — 16:10	12:20 — 15:20 MU5033 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 3h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco 2h 41m stop 14:46 — 16:13 F93308 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles	19h 50m including layover	Find flight from$509
13:10 — 16:10	13:10 — 16:00 OZ364 Asiana Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 2h 55m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco 2h 41m stop 14:46 — 16:13 F93308 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles	19h including layover	Find flight from$575
13:50 — 07:35 +1 day	13:50 — 16:25 CZ3532 China Southern Airlines Shanghai — Guangzhou 15h 45m stop 08:10 — 13:10 CZ8101 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Tokyo 1h 35m stop 14:45 — 07:35 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	33h 45m including layover	Find flight from$574
14:00 — 05:00 +1 day	14:00 — 17:05 KE898 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h 20m stop 21:25 — 10:35 HA460 Hawaiian Airlines Seoul — Honolulu 11h 15m stop 21:35 — 05:00 HA4 Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu — Los Angeles	31h including layover	Find flight from$605
16:25 — 20:29 +1 day	16:25 — 19:20 OZ366 Asiana Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 23h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco 7h stop 19:00 — 20:29 F94594 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles	44h 4m including layover	Find flight from$576
16:50 — 07:35 +1 day	16:50 — 19:30 CZ3526 China Southern Airlines Shanghai — Guangzhou 12h 40m stop 08:10 — 13:10 CZ8101 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Tokyo 1h 35m stop 14:45 — 07:35 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	30h 45m including layover	Find flight from$574
17:35 — 07:35 +1 day	17:35 — 20:45 MU5051 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 12h 15m stop 09:00 — 11:20 OZ102 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Tokyo 3h 25m stop 14:45 — 07:35 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	30h including layover	Find flight from$610
18:25 — 10:04 +2 days	18:25 — 21:30 KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 21h 25m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Jose 20h 46m stop 08:46 — 10:04 F94082 Frontier Airlines San Jose — Los Angeles	55h 39m including layover	Find flight from$542
18:25 — 07:26 +2 days	18:25 — 21:30 KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 21h 25m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Jose 18h stop 06:00 — 07:26 NK1654 Spirit Airlines San Jose — Los Angeles	53h 1m including layover	Find flight from$546
20:25 — 07:35 +2 days	20:25 — 23:10 CZ5626 China Southern Airlines Shanghai — Guangzhou 15h 35m stop 14:45 — 19:40 CZ3085 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Tokyo 19h 5m stop 14:45 — 07:35 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	51h 10m including layover	Find flight from$578
20:50 — 07:35 +1 day	20:50 — 23:30 CZ3546 China Southern Airlines Shanghai — Guangzhou 8h 40m stop 08:10 — 13:10 CZ8101 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Tokyo 1h 35m stop 14:45 — 07:35 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	26h 45m including layover	Find flight from$574
21:40 — 19:30 +1 day	21:40 — 00:25 MU5359 China Eastern Shanghai — Shenzhen 6h 30m stop 06:55 — 09:30 3U6796 Sichuan Airlines Shenzhen — Chengdu 13h stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	37h 50m including layover	Find flight from$609

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 15, 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 00:10 to 23:45 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 00:10 to 23:45 to 2 Los Angeles airports. Average flight time is 11h 40m.

The fastest flight 11h 25m
Average flight time 11h 40m
The earliest flight 00:10
The latest flight 23:45
Distance 6489 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Los Angeles are november (from 384 $), december (from 401 $), february (from 442 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 595 $), january (from 443 $), february (from 442 $).

What is the lowest airfare Shanghai to Los Angeles?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $442. This airfare is for economy class on one-way MU5667 flight by China Eastern for February 21, 2025 which leaves Pu Dong in Shanghai at 07:35 am and arrives at Los Angeles Los Angeles Int. at 19:30.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — Los Angeles is served by 28 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Sichuan Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 521 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Asiana Airlines airline - from $ 13588.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA199 by United Airlines takes 11h 25m and the cheapest is MU5667 by China Eastern for $826.

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Connecting Flights

There are 350 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is JL894 by Japan Airlines - JAL takes 13h 30m and the cheapest is MU5667 by China Eastern for $442.

3U - Sichuan Airlines

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

from $729

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HO - Juneyao Airlines

from $573

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FM - Shanghai Airlines

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NX - Air Macau

from $705

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SC - Shandong Airlines

from $641

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HX - Hong Kong Airlines

from $676

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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MF - Xiamen Airlines

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KE - Korean Air

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CA - Air China Limited

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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

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Airplanes

There are flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai by 28 airlines that use 10 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Boeing 787-9

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Boeing 737-800

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Boeing 747-400

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Boeing 777-200 / Boeing 777-200ER

from $624

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Boeing 777-200LR / Boeing 777F

from $628

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Boeing 737 MAX 8

from $634

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Airbus A330

from $653

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Airbus A330-300

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Boeing 787

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Boeing 777-300ER

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Top International Destinations from Shanghai

Our state-of-the art metasearch will definitely provide you with the best airfare on international flights. We’re proud to partner with many reliable travel suppliers located outside the US what gives us an opportunity to offer the most competitive prices on far destinations.

Shanghai — New York

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Shanghai — San Francisco

from $62

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Shanghai — Los Angeles

from $71

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Shanghai — San Jose

from $69

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Shanghai — Seattle

from $74

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Shanghai — Chicago

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Shanghai — Dallas

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Shanghai — San Jose

from $54

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Shanghai — Denver

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Shanghai — Boston

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