Cheap flights from Shanghai to Los Angeles

The month of April is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Shanghai, with most prices found around $876. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of April, then book flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai during February instead. Flights to Los Angeles in February, while not as cheap as those in April, still average around $888.

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 $1,060. 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 $1,314.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from Shanghai to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $1,060. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,193 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Shanghai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $998 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 for as low as $659 on momondo.

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

Historically, on average around 36% of flights between Shanghai and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 229 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.

Thursday 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, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.