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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 $309, 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 $309. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 45m and the fastest connecting – 13h 50m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $496 Find flight	20:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	16:55 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11h 45m	United Airlines	UA199
from $537 Find flight	13:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	10:05 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	11h 55m	China Eastern	MU583
from $309 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 $309 Find flight	13:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	20:45 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	22h 35m layover 5h 20m - Chengdu	Sichuan Airlines	3U8964 3U3837
from $343 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 $343 Find flight	08:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:35 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	21h 45m layover 8h 30m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE896 KE11
from $343 Find flight	13:40 Shanghai Pu Dong	09:40+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	35h 0m layover 21h 45m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE898 KE17
from $351 Find flight	18:25 Shanghai Hongqiao	09:40+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	30h 15m layover 17h 0m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE2210 KE17
from $351 Find flight	18:25 Shanghai Hongqiao	15:35+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	36h 10m layover 22h 55m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE2210 KE11
from $354 Find flight	13:05 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	20h 55m layover 4h 35m - Shenzhen	Air China Limited	CA3724 CA769
from $354 Find flight	12:00 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	22h 0m layover 5h 45m - Shenzhen	Air China Limited	CA3814 CA769
from $354 Find flight	11:25 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	22h 35m layover 6h 35m - Shenzhen	Air China Limited	CA3476 CA769
from $354 Find flight	09:05 Shanghai Hongqiao	19:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	24h 55m layover 7h 15m - Shenzhen	Air China Limited	CA3728 CA769
from $354 Find flight	07:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:00 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	26h 50m layover 10h 20m - Shenzhen	Air China Limited	CA1893 CA769
from $407 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 $419 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 June 23, 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 — 10:05	13:10 — 10:05 MU583 China Eastern Shanghai — Los Angeles	11h 55m	Find flight from$537
20:10 — 16:55	20:10 — 16:55 UA199 United Airlines Shanghai — Los Angeles	11h 45m	Find flight from$496
00:30 — 17:20	00:30 — 03:30 ZE872 Lineas Aereas Azteca Shanghai — Seoul 18h 35m stop 22:05 — 17:20 YP103 YP Seoul — Los Angeles	31h 50m including layover	Find flight from$396
02:25 — 08:25	02:25 — 06:20 IJ2 Spring Airlines Japan Shanghai — Tokyo 8h 15m stop 14:35 — 08:50 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	21h including layover	Find flight from$397
06:10 — 08:25	06:10 — 10:05 9C6131 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 4h 30m stop 14:35 — 08:50 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	17h 15m including layover	Find flight from$402
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$354
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$343
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$354
09:10 — 17:20	09:10 — 11:55 MU5041 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 10h 10m stop 22:05 — 17:20 YP103 YP Seoul — Los Angeles	23h 10m including layover	Find flight from$425
10:10 — 20:00	10:10 — 11:55 MF8502 Xiamen Airlines Shanghai — Xiamen 10h 35m stop 22:30 — 20:00 MF829 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Los Angeles	24h 50m including layover	Find flight from$432
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$343
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$354
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$354
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$309
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$343
14:35 — 17:20	14:35 — 17:25 MU8603 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 4h 40m stop 22:05 — 17:20 YP103 YP Seoul — Los Angeles	17h 45m including layover	Find flight from$425
14:55 — 08:25 +1 day	14:55 — 19:00 9C6217 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 19h 35m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	32h 30m including layover	Find flight from$403
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$309
16:10 — 20:00	16:10 — 17:55 MF8522 Xiamen Airlines Shanghai — Xiamen 4h 35m stop 22:30 — 20:00 MF829 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Los Angeles	18h 50m including layover	Find flight from$432
16:25 — 17:20	16:25 — 19:20 OZ366 Asiana Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 2h 45m stop 22:05 — 17:20 YP103 YP Seoul — Los Angeles	15h 55m including layover	Find flight from$429
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$351
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$351
00:30 — 05:00 +1 day	00:30 — 03:30 ZE872 Lineas Aereas Azteca Shanghai — Seoul 18h 40m stop 22:10 — 11:50 YP151 YP Seoul — Honolulu 8h 53m stop 20:43 — 05:00 HA4 Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu — Los Angeles	43h 30m including layover	Find flight from$444
02:15 — 20:45	02:15 — 04:45 VJ7239 VietJet Air Shanghai — Hanoi 4h 15m stop 09:00 — 12:15 3U3906 Sichuan Airlines Hanoi — Chengdu 9h 30m stop 21:45 — 20:45 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles	33h 30m including layover	Find flight from$419
06:10 — 13:28	06:10 — 10:05 9C6131 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 5h 45m stop 15:50 — 08:35 ZG22 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Vancouver 2h 5m stop 10:30 — 13:28 AC554 Air Canada Vancouver — Los Angeles	22h 18m including layover	Find flight from$422
07:00 — 08:25 +1 day	07:00 — 10:20 9C6571 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 21h 15m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 5h 30m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	40h 25m including layover	Find flight from$407
08:05 — 08:25 +1 day	08:05 — 11:20 9C6575 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 20h 15m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 5h 30m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	39h 20m including layover	Find flight from$407
10:40 — 08:25 +1 day	10:40 — 14:00 9C6577 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 17h 35m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 5h 30m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	36h 45m including layover	Find flight from$407
12:40 — 08:25 +1 day	12:40 — 16:00 9C6573 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 3h 30m stop 19:30 — 21:00 MM319 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 17h 35m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	34h 45m including layover	Find flight from$407
15:10 — 08:25 +1 day	15:10 — 18:30 9C6581 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 13h 5m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 5h 30m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	32h 15m including layover	Find flight from$407
17:10 — 08:25 +1 day	17:10 — 20:30 9C6585 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 11h 5m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 5h 30m stop 14:35 — 08:25 ZG24 Grozny Avia Tokyo — Los Angeles	30h 15m including layover	Find flight from$407

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

The cheapest months to travel to Los Angeles are october (from 413 $), november (from 508 $), june (from 508 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 1 112 $), february (from 817 $), july (from 633 $).

What is the lowest airfare Shanghai to Los Angeles?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $309. This airfare is for economy class on one-way 3U8964 flight by Sichuan Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves Pu Dong in Shanghai at 13:10 am and arrives at Los Angeles Los Angeles Int. at 20:45.

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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 $ 548 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by EGYPTAIR airline - from $ 1290.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA199 by United Airlines takes 11h 45m and the cheapest is 3U8964 by Sichuan Airlines for $496.

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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 and the cheapest is 3U8964 by Sichuan Airlines for $309.

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

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Los Angeles Int.-LAX

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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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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 — Seattle

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Shanghai — Los Angeles

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Shanghai — Chicago

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Shanghai — Boston

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Shanghai — San Francisco

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