Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Beijing from $398

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Beijing. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $645. If you don’t want to visit Beijing in January, then you should wait until September to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $809.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Beijing from Los Angeles is on a Monday. momondo users have found tickets for Monday departures for as low as $876. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $1,204. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Beijing.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Los Angeles to Beijing when you can find flight prices for as low as $790. Flying to Beijing in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,071.

Fly from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Beijing Capital for the best Los Angeles Los Angeles - Beijing flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around $1,018 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing from Los Angeles for as low as $695 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Los Angeles to Beijing flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Beijing flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Beijing flights are approximately 21% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

China Southern, Cathay Pacific, and Sichuan Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Beijing

Air China, Cathay Pacific and Asiana Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing from Los Angeles according to our data. Air China is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Beijing. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Beijing on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Los Angeles and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 157 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air China have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 47% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Chengdu (TFU) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $643.

Flights connecting via Shanghai (PVG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 18h 25m.

Hong Kong (HKG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 18m.