$425 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai to California

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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$648
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$585
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$891
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,108
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$4,540
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$648
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$585
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$891
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,108
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$4,540

Book Cheap Shanghai to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Shanghai to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Shanghai to California

Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Sep 21
Air Canada Logo
3:55 pm - 3:32 pm
PVG
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SFO
14h 37m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
12:50 pm - 2:05 pm
SFO
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PVG
34h 15m
2 stops
$585Air Canada
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Sep 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 5:21 pm
PVG
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SFO
16h 26m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 2:05 pm
SFO
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PVG
34h 15m
2 stops
$595Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Tue, Apr 21
Air Canada Logo
3:55 pm - 12:32 pm
PVG
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SFO
35h 37m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
7:25 am - 2:05 pm
SFO
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PVG
15h 40m
1 stop
$596Air Canada
Thu, Mar 12 - Fri, Sep 4
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:35 am - 4:10 pm
PVG
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LAX
19h 35m
1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 10:05 am
LAX
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PVG
32h 55m
1 stop
$688Asiana Airlines
Thu, Mar 12 - Sat, Mar 14
Asiana Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 3:00 pm
SHA
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SFO
19h 05m
1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:50 pm - 9:45 am
SFO
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SHA
18h 55m
1 stop
$707Asiana Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Tue, Apr 21
Korean Air Logo
6:25 pm - 10:40 am
SHA
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SFO
31h 15m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
12:40 pm - 5:05 pm
SFO
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SHA
37h 25m
1 stop
$739Korean Air
Sun, Apr 26 - Tue, May 12
Korean Air Logo
6:25 pm - 10:40 am
SHA
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SFO
31h 15m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
12:40 pm - 5:05 pm
SFO
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SHA
37h 25m
1 stop
$745Korean Air
Mon, Mar 2 - Sun, May 3
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 7:54 pm
PVG
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ONT
22h 24m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:25 pm
ONT
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PVG
20h 25m
1 stop
$846United Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 2
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 12:43 pm
PVG
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ONT
39h 13m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 6:45 pm
ONT
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PVG
37h 00m
2 stops
$873United Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Sun, Apr 5
China Eastern Logo
1:10 pm - 2:44 pm
PVG
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SJC
16h 34m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
9:15 am - 5:15 pm
SJC
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PVG
17h 00m
1 stop
$1,344China Eastern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Shanghai to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Shanghai to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Shanghai to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Shanghai found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $812 round-trip. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,132.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Shanghai to California is December, when tickets cost $719 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,292 and $1,197 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Shanghai to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Shanghai to California, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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FAQs - booking California flights

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

    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 Shanghai to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Shanghai to 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 Shanghai to California?

    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 from Shanghai to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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    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 from Shanghai to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Shanghai to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Shanghai to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1188 reviews
8.1Food
8.7Crew
8.5Boarding
8.3Comfort
8.2Entertainment
Airline reviews

Great service and comfort level. You can have more of vegetarian food options.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025
ICN - SFO
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Great service and comfort level. You can have more of vegetarian food options.

It’s great, long flight and arrive safe at destination

Everything was excellent as I expected. They also had a very caring crew. I had a headache and asked a Tylenol. The crew members kept checking with me how I was doing.

They were trying to get people to check luggage because the over head compartments were full but when we boarded there were lots of empty places that people could have put the luggage.

I can't believe they put my wife and I in the two middle seats! It is a very long flight and we had single flyers on either side of us blocking the way to the bathroom! There's no reason to not give one of us the isle seat so we could have managed bathroom needs and snacks with convenience. So I think very poorly of Korean air to put us both in the middle, I've never had that happen before and will probably avoid this airline in the future because of this. We tried to have them change it but they didn't so you pretty much lost a customer because of it.

One of the flight attendants stepped on my foot. I was on the aisle seat. A lady inside needed to get out. So Instood. Just then, a flight attentendant came wuicklybtheoughbthe aisle and stepprd on my sock covered toes. I let out a small sound. She stopped momentarily, but didn’t ask how I was just took off of the aisle. Never came back to see how I was. Fortunately, I was not really hurt other than a slight soreness in my toes. But I found that to be very negligent.

Korean Air is unlike any other major airline I have flown with. The grace and respect that the staff has from check in to de-boarding is unmatched. The flight attendants this time were especially wonderful to my five little children. They helped us rearrange to more suitable seating, brought our children’s meals, and patiently waited for them in the aisles when they had to use the bathroom. We felt so welcome and comfortable. I really appreciate the meal voucher when our flight was delayed. I am grateful to have had such an stress-free experience.

It's good overall. Flight was packed. Inflight entertainment choices were lacking.

They were very accommodating of a dietary issue. Nice movie & tv selections. Non-stop helped get through a very long (15 hr) flight

Great except for the delay in Korea. Korean Air did a great job setting up a hotel for the night. I also needed assistance with a wheelchair and they were outstanding.

The customer service was excellent. They noticed that our connecting flight was scheduled too closely for us to complete customs, so they changed the flight. Our initial flight was delayed, and they were able to get us on another flight, all without charging us any additional fees. I would fly them again anytime!

Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

2nd major delay due to maintenance issues. 1st delay missed my connecting flight.

It was great, but my bag was not loaded onto the connecting flight. I'm currently getting it resolved. If this isn't a problem, everything else was excellent.

Very clean ,flight attendants very professional,nice , Boarding was very easy

The aircraft was massive (A-380) and became crowded with 400+ passengers on board.

The plane hasnt left im stuck in seatle still my flight has been grounded for almost 5 hours

Love flying Asiana. Been using it for over a decade now.

Coming back to America was a peaceful flight everyone and everything was perfect

The beefsteak on the lunch menu was excellent! I usually do not eat airplane food. I loved it.

I was mid plane and they were already out of the main beef entree....ugh!

Flight delayed first from bad weather, then after boarding there was a problem with the plane. We had to get off and onto another plane...connections were missed and the trip took an additional 10 hours!! Pre-paid seatting was not honored due ro last minute carrier changes. Most of the trip was on Japan Airline.

Vegetarian options should be included with every meal. Even just simple steamed vegetables and whole grains would capture a wide audience.

Cramped, hot and the plane was grubby. Also the plane was an hour late and it took an hour to get my luggage once I got to LAX.

Extensive delays, poor organization to board people, as it felt like chaos to get inside of the plane. No lines, everyone gathering together like a mayhem, very confusing. Passengers out of hand and rude, which is not the airlines fault. However, there should be rules, e.g., not letting one passenger take 2+ spots in the overhead bin.

The bed was alright in business class. Food variety and quality were not up to the mark compared to the business class airfare.

Food , drink experience were great with Cathay. Crew service was excellent. Clean toilet and full snack bars always, pilot took of 26minutes later when boarding at Hong Kong with extra US customs check at gate 9 for US flight, but he managed to arrive only 2 minutes later from flight tracker. Smooth flight .

I wish there were more bathrooms available on these larger carriers.

My flight was suppose to be at 7:45pm to fly but it didnt fly out until 8:55 to dallas so then all of my other flights was late and delay ihad to wait at the airport for extra 14 hours to be able to get on a different plane

Super delayed. Unnecessary. Need more competent people doing logistics to keep things moving on time. Totally unacceptable.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

On the way my flight entertainment wouldn’t work the screen went black and no matter how many times I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. Food was surprisingly good but the tray tables were tiny so you couldn’t get anything else on the table. The seats hardly go back and are not overly comfortable. Wouldn’t fly United again.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

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