Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai from $315

The cheapest month to fly to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport from Los Angeles is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $788, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport in January, then you should wait until August to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $819.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport for around $930 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport from Los Angeles for as low as $870 on momondo.

Korean Air and Cathay Pacific are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport from Los Angeles according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 100% of flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 137 minutes.

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

Incheon (ICN) was the most common stop: 23% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Chengdu (TFU) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $658.

Flights connecting via San Francisco (SFO) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 17m.

Vancouver (YVR) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 42m.