Cheap flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Los Angeles from $458

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, with most prices found around $905. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport during April instead. Flights to Los Angeles in April, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $919.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,043. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Sunday is $1,267.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $1,073. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,183 per ticket.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $1,025 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport for as low as $771 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Los Angeles flight.

As of November 2026, prices for Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Los Angeles flights are approximately 6% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

China Southern, XiamenAir, and Cathay Pacific are the most popular carriers operating from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Los Angeles

United Airlines, Air China and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Manila (MNL) was the most common stop: 63% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Guangzhou (CAN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $752.

Flights connecting via Guangzhou (CAN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 40m.

Manila (MNL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 3h 58m.