How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to Shanghai?

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to Shanghai.

How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California to Shanghai?

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from California to Shanghai?

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to California with another airline.

What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California to Shanghai?

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Recent round-trip flight deals from California to Shanghai

Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 29

11:55 pm - 12:50 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

21h 55m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

10:10 am - 8:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

24h 50m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$753XiamenAir

Tue, Oct 27 - Sun, Nov 15

11:45 pm - 2:35 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

23h 50m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

7:10 am - 7:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

27h 50m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$753XiamenAir

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 19

11:50 pm - 10:20 amLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

19h 30m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

8:50 am - 8:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

26h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$755China Southern

Mon, Sep 28 - Sun, Oct 11

11:50 pm - 1:00 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

22h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

6:55 am - 8:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

28h 05m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$755China Southern

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 28

10:50 pm - 12:40 pmSFO San Francisco-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

22h 50m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City

3:25 pm - 6:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-SFO San Francisco

41h 35m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City

$755Vietnam Airlines

Tue, Sep 29 - Mon, Nov 16

10:00 pm - 10:20 amLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

21h 20m1 stop Shenzhen

8:40 pm - 6:35 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

37h 55m1 stop Shenzhen

$755Air China

Mon, Nov 23 - Tue, Dec 15

10:25 pm - 11:55 amLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

21h 30m1 stop Beijing Capital

12:45 pm - 6:35 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

21h 50m1 stop Shenzhen

$760Air China

Mon, Mar 8 - Tue, Mar 23

12:20 am - 12:25 pmSFO San Francisco-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

20h 05m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

1:40 pm - 4:30 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-SFO San Francisco

17h 50m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

$762ANA

Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Oct 6

10:50 pm - 12:40 pmSFO San Francisco-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

22h 50m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City

3:10 pm - 5:55 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-SFO San Francisco

41h 45m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City

$772Vietnam Airlines

Mon, Jan 25 - Mon, Feb 1

4:15 pm - 12:25 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

28h 10m2 stops San Francisco Tokyo Haneda

1:40 pm - 5:50 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

20h 10m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

$780ANA

Recent last minute flight deals from California to Shanghai

Sat, Sep 12 - Tue, Oct 6

1:00 pm - 3:20 pmSFO San Francisco-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

35h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

7:00 pm - 10:30 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-SFO San Francisco

30h 30m1 stop Beijing Daxing Intl

$741Air China

Sat, Sep 12 - Tue, Oct 6

1:00 pm - 10:40 pmSFO San Francisco-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

18h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital

9:30 pm - 10:30 amSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$741Air China

Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Oct 1

11:50 pm - 12:20 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

21h 30m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

7:50 pm - 8:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

39h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$755China Southern

Mon, Sep 14 - Sat, Oct 3

11:50 pm - 10:20 amLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

19h 30m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

3:50 pm - 8:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

19h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$755China Southern

Sun, Sep 13 - Mon, Sep 21

2:20 pm - 10:50 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

17h 30m1 stop Beijing Capital

8:25 pm - 7:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

37h 35m1 stop Shenzhen

$774Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Oct 14

11:15 pm - 10:40 amLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

20h 25m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

8:55 pm - 8:30 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

62h 35m2 stops Xi'an Xianyang Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$789Sichuan Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Fri, Oct 30

11:15 pm - 5:35 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

27h 20m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

8:50 pm - 8:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

62h 10m2 stops Xi'an Xianyang Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$789Sichuan Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 6

11:55 pm - 12:50 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

21h 55m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

8:10 am - 8:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

26h 50m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$793XiamenAir

Tue, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 26

11:55 pm - 2:45 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

23h 50m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

9:55 pm - 8:00 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

37h 05m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$802XiamenAir

Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Oct 9

6:45 pm - 10:15 amSFO San Francisco-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

24h 30m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Beijing Capital

6:50 pm - 10:30 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-SFO San Francisco

30h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital

$826Multiple Airlines

Recent direct flight deals from California to Shanghai

Wed, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 22

12:30 pm - 5:15 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 45mnonstop

1:10 pm - 10:05 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 55mnonstop

$871China Eastern

Tue, Sep 29 - Mon, Nov 16

12:30 pm - 5:15 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 45mnonstop

1:10 pm - 9:05 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 55mnonstop

$901China Eastern

Fri, Sep 25 - Sat, Oct 24

11:25 am - 4:05 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 40mnonstop

6:25 pm - 3:24 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 59mnonstop

$967Delta

Wed, Sep 23 - Sat, Oct 24

11:25 am - 4:05 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 40mnonstop

6:25 pm - 3:24 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 59mnonstop

$967Delta

Sun, Sep 20 - Mon, Oct 19

12:55 pm - 5:45 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 50mnonstop

8:10 pm - 5:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 50mnonstop

$967United Airlines

Sun, Sep 20 - Fri, Oct 23

12:55 pm - 5:45 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 50mnonstop

8:10 pm - 5:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 50mnonstop

$967United Airlines

Wed, Sep 30 - Thu, Nov 5

12:55 pm - 5:45 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 50mnonstop

8:55 pm - 4:35 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 40mnonstop

$1,017Air China

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 27

12:55 pm - 5:45 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 50mnonstop

8:55 pm - 5:35 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

11h 40mnonstop

$1,066Air China

Wed, Oct 21 - Sun, Nov 1

1:00 pm - 5:25 pmSFO San Francisco-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 25mnonstop

1:10 pm - 9:25 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-SFO San Francisco

11h 15mnonstop

$1,156Lufthansa

Mon, Sep 21 - Thu, Sep 24

1:00 pm - 5:25 pmSFO San Francisco-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 25mnonstop

12:10 pm - 8:35 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-SFO San Francisco

11h 25mnonstop

$1,410Lufthansa

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Flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai Pudong Airport

How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to Shanghai?
KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to Shanghai.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California to Shanghai?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from California to Shanghai?
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to California with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California to Shanghai?
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.