What is the cheapest airline that flies from California to Chengdu?

Cathay Pacific, China Southern, and China Eastern are the most popular carriers operating from California to Chengdu

What airlines fly to Chengdu?

Sichuan Airlines, Cathay Pacific and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chengdu from California according to our data. Sichuan Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chengdu. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Chengdu on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Chengdu Airport?

Prices for flights from California to Chengdu Airport are updated daily.

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There are 5 operators available for flights from California to Chengdu Airport as of November 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from California to Chengdu Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from California to Chengdu Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chengdu Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Chengdu Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Chengdu Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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11:00 pm - 4:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

26h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

5:00 pm - 8:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

18h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$710China Southern

Sun, Mar 21 - Fri, Apr 16

11:00 pm - 11:00 amLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

21h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

3:00 pm - 8:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

20h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$710China Southern

Wed, Mar 24 - Fri, Apr 16

11:30 am - 12:55 amLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

21h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

2:35 pm - 10:05 amCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

34h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$717China Eastern

Sat, Mar 13 - Sat, Mar 20

12:30 pm - 12:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

33h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

6:55 am - 10:05 amCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

18h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$727China Eastern

Tue, Mar 16 - Tue, Mar 30

10:25 pm - 11:25 amLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

21h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

3:00 pm - 7:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

20h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$792Air China

Mon, Nov 30 - Mon, Dec 7

8:55 pm - 6:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

29h 15m1 stop Shenzhen

9:55 am - 6:35 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

24h 40m1 stop Shenzhen

$846Air China

Tue, Dec 29 - Tue, Jan 19

11:45 pm - 10:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

31h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

8:10 am - 10:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

28h 50m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$858Cathay Pacific

Thu, Mar 18 - Wed, Apr 14

10:20 pm - 10:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

32h 50m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

8:10 am - 10:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

28h 50m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$858Cathay Pacific

Thu, Mar 18 - Sun, Apr 18

8:55 pm - 7:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

30h 40m1 stop Shenzhen

2:00 pm - 6:35 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

20h 35m1 stop Shenzhen

$954Multiple Airlines

Tue, Dec 8 - Tue, Feb 23

8:00 am - 12:55 amSFO San Francisco-CTU Chengdu

24h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

2:35 pm - 9:00 amCTU Chengdu-SFO San Francisco

34h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$969Multiple Airlines

Wed, Feb 17 - Fri, Mar 5

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10:25 pm - 10:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

32h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

9:00 pm - 7:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

38h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$803Air China

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 19

8:55 pm - 6:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

29h 15m1 stop Shenzhen

11:50 am - 6:35 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

22h 45m1 stop Shenzhen

$830Multiple Airlines

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 1

11:05 am - 1:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

34h 20m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:40 pm - 9:20 amCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

34h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$856Cathay Pacific

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 1

9:20 pm - 1:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

24h 05m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:40 pm - 4:30 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

17h 50m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$857Cathay Pacific

Mon, Nov 9 - Wed, Nov 25

11:05 am - 1:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

34h 20m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:40 pm - 9:20 amCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

34h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$895Cathay Pacific

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 1

11:05 am - 1:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

34h 20m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

7:30 pm - 6:30 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

39h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$965Multiple Airlines

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 1

10:25 pm - 9:45 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

31h 20m2 stops Beijing Capital Zhengzhou

7:00 am - 7:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

28h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,095Air China

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 19

10:25 pm - 8:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

30h 00m3 stops Beijing Capital Linfen Qiaoli Wuhan

5:00 pm - 7:00 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

18h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,129Air China

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 19

2:30 pm - 10:25 amSAN San Diego-CTU Chengdu

27h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Beijing Capital

6:30 pm - 1:47 pmCTU Chengdu-SAN San Diego

35h 17m2 stops Beijing Capital San Francisco

$1,307Air China

Mon, Nov 9 - Fri, Nov 13

5:30 pm - 5:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-CTU Chengdu

56h 25m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Beijing Capital

5:30 pm - 1:05 pmCTU Chengdu-LAX Los Angeles

59h 35m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Frankfurt am Main

$2,365Lufthansa

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 1

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China Southern flights from California to Chengdu

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China Southern

Mar 24

LAX11:00 pmLos Angeles

21h 00m

1 stop

CTU11:00 amChengdu

Apr 16

CTU3:00 pmChengdu

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX8:00 pmLos Angeles

$710

China Southern

Mar 24

LAX11:00 pmLos Angeles

31h 00m

1 stop

CTU9:00 pmChengdu

Apr 15

CTU10:00 pmChengdu

37h 00m

1 stop

LAX8:00 pmLos Angeles

$737

China Southern

Mar 22

LAX11:00 pmLos Angeles

33h 00m

1 stop

CTU11:00 pmChengdu

Apr 15

CTU10:00 pmChengdu

37h 00m

1 stop

LAX8:00 pmLos Angeles

$759

Air China flights from California to Chengdu

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Air China

Nov 30

LAX10:25 pmLos Angeles

21h 00m

1 stop

CTU11:25 amChengdu

Dec 7

CTU3:00 pmChengdu

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX7:00 pmLos Angeles

$792

Air China

Nov 13

LAX10:25 pmLos Angeles

32h 00m

1 stop

CTU10:25 pmChengdu

Nov 19

CTU9:00 pmChengdu

38h 00m

1 stop

LAX7:00 pmLos Angeles

$803

Air China

Dec 29

LAX8:55 pmLos Angeles

29h 15m

1 stop

CTU6:10 pmChengdu

Jan 19

CTU9:55 amChengdu

24h 40m

1 stop

LAX6:35 pmLos Angeles

$846

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LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

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Los Angeles

Sun 3/21

11:00 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop26h 00m

Chengdu

Fri 4/16

5:00 pm-8:00 pm

1 stop18h 00m

$710

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LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

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Wed 3/24

11:00 pm-11:00 am

1 stop21h 00m

Chengdu

Fri 4/16

3:00 pm-8:00 pm

1 stop20h 00m

$710

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Sat 3/13

11:30 am-12:55 am

1 stop21h 25m

Chengdu

Sat 3/20

2:35 pm-10:05 am

1 stop34h 30m

$717

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Tue 3/16

12:30 pm-12:35 pm

1 stop33h 05m

Chengdu

Tue 3/30

6:55 am-10:05 am

1 stop18h 10m

$727

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Mon 11/30

10:25 pm-11:25 am

1 stop21h 00m

Chengdu

Mon 12/7

3:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop20h 00m

$792

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Tue 12/29

8:55 pm-6:10 pm

1 stop29h 15m

Chengdu

Tue 1/19

9:55 am-6:35 pm

1 stop24h 40m

$846

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Thu 3/18

11:45 pm-10:10 pm

1 stop31h 25m

Chengdu

Wed 4/14

8:10 am-10:00 pm

1 stop28h 50m

$858

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Thu 3/18

10:20 pm-10:10 pm

1 stop32h 50m

Chengdu

Sun 4/18

8:10 am-10:00 pm

1 stop28h 50m

$858

Los AngelesChengdu

LAX Los Angeles - CTU Chengdu

LAXCTU

Los Angeles

Tue 12/8

8:55 pm-7:35 pm

1 stop30h 40m

Chengdu

Tue 2/23

2:00 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop20h 35m

$954

San FranciscoChengdu

SFO San Francisco - CTU Chengdu

SFOCTU

San Francisco

Wed 2/17

8:00 am-12:55 am

2 stops24h 55m

Chengdu

Fri 3/5

2:35 pm-9:00 am

1 stop34h 25m

$969

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Chengdu?

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from California to Chengdu. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $858. If you are unable to visit Chengdu during the month of March, then departing from California during the month September is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $868.

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The best one-way flight to Chengdu from California in the past 72 hours is $421. The best round-trip flight deal from California to Chengdu found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $710.

The fastest flight from California to Chengdu takes 21h 05m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Chengdu Airport?
Prices for flights from California to Chengdu Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from California to Chengdu Airport?
There are 5 operators available for flights from California to Chengdu Airport as of November 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from California to Chengdu Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from California to Chengdu Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chengdu Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Chengdu Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Chengdu Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Air China	PriceFrom $674	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 168 reviews	Search Air China flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $702	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 249 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
China Southern	PriceFrom $702	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 188 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $762	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,539 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Sichuan Airlines	PriceFrom $870	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 39 reviews	Search Sichuan Airlines flights

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