Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai from C$ 668

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Shanghai. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around C$ 1,101. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in January, then you should wait until September to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of C$ 1,135.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Shanghai. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as C$ 975. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to depart from Los Angeles because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around C$ 1,310.

Fly from Los Angeles to Shanghai Pu Dong for the best Los Angeles - Shanghai flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around C$ 1,341 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai from Los Angeles for as low as C$ 1,069 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 34% 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 310 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, China Southern has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.