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Cheap Flights from Pu Dong to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$650
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$666
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$871
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$1,275
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,107
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$650
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$666
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$871
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$1,275
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,107

Book Cheap Pu Dong 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 Pu Dong 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 Pu Dong to California

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23
Philippine Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 1:45 pm
PVG
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LAX
36h 45m
1 stop
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4:55 pm - 2:30 pm
LAX
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PVG
30h 35m
1 stop
$650Philippine Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
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4:00 pm - 8:40 pm
PVG
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LAX
19h 40m
1 stop
Philippine Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 2:30 pm
LAX
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PVG
30h 35m
1 stop
$657Philippine Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 29
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4:00 pm - 9:10 pm
PVG
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SFO
20h 10m
1 stop
Philippine Airlines Logo
12:30 am - 2:30 pm
SFO
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PVG
23h 00m
1 stop
$666Philippine Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Dec 2
Asiana Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 3:20 pm
PVG
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SFO
14h 00m
1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:50 pm - 10:05 am
SFO
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PVG
18h 15m
1 stop
$692Asiana Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Sun, May 17
Asiana Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 3:20 pm
PVG
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SFO
17h 10m
1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:50 pm - 10:05 am
SFO
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PVG
19h 15m
1 stop
$695Asiana Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Mon, Jul 6
Cathay Pacific Logo
7:05 pm - 10:00 pm
PVG
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LAX
17h 55m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:25 am - 11:05 am
LAX
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PVG
19h 40m
1 stop
$718Cathay Pacific
Fri, Apr 10 - Sun, Apr 26
Korean Air Logo
8:50 am - 4:20 pm
PVG
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LAS
22h 30m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:50 pm - 9:40 am
LAS
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PVG
18h 50m
1 stop
$807Korean Air
Thu, Apr 23 - Fri, May 1
Korean Air Logo
1:40 pm - 4:20 pm
PVG
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LAS
17h 40m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:50 pm - 9:40 am
LAS
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PVG
18h 50m
1 stop
$862Korean Air
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Nov 24
United Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 8:52 pm
PVG
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ONT
23h 42m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:53 pm - 6:45 pm
ONT
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PVG
31h 52m
1 stop
$1,027United Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Tue, Jul 7
United Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 2:22 pm
PVG
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SNA
17h 12m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 5:25 pm
SNA
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PVG
34h 25m
2 stops
$1,080United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Pu Dong to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Shanghai Pu Dong Airport 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 Pu Dong Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $850 round-trip. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $850.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,046 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,240.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $919, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport 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 Pu Dong Airport to California is December, when tickets cost $719 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,294 and $1,099 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Shanghai Pudong Airport to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Shanghai Pudong Airport to California, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Shanghai Pudong Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport 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 Pu Dong Airport 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 Pu Dong Airport to California, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 3% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$404
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Shanghai Pudong Airport 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 Pudong Airport to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport 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 Pudong Airport 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 Pudong Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Shanghai Pudong Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $524 one-way - $919 round-trip; San Francisco $564 one-way - $1,169 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Pu Dong 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 1202 reviews
8.1Food
8.5Boarding
8.3Comfort
8.7Crew
8.2Entertainment
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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.

Food could be better it was okay. Entertainment seems dated it was something but in this day and age could be a lot better.

I’d have rated Asiana good except an unfortunate incident in which I felt one of your employee didn’t really help us. During the first leg of the trip, the flight from LAX to ICN, I left my backpack on the plane. When I realized, I reported to one of your employee who promised me that it’d be taken care of, that my backpack will be there at HCM city. When we arrived there, HCM people had no idea and my backpack was still at Incheon airport who denied any knowledge whatsoever. I was left in the cold and felt helpless. I was very disappointed. I’d like someone to look into this and let me know.

I am thankful that I was able to fly using Asiana

It was my first time flying Asiana but i was very pleased with how professional and understanding the flight crew is with little kids. One flight attendant held my 3 year old daughter’s hand guiding her to the exit after landing while i had my hands full with luggage and my infant. She was very helpful.

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.

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

After each meal was served I didn't see any flight attendant offer coffee or tea to the passengers after the initial drinks were offered. Other flights I had been one it was standard procedure to offer hot drinks after the meal service.

It was great. It was my first time with Cathay Pacific and I really recommend.

Selected ovo lacto meal because I’m ok with milk products but not any meat. It was terrible. We had the same selection back in October when we had traveled and it was pretty good at that time. It was gross this time.

I wear hearing aids in both ears the infotainment system is hard to hear.

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.

Terrible experience! delay 2 time and say i dont have ticket

It was amazing. I had several upgraded seats on my flight out. Everything went smooth with no delays.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Flight attendants were friendly & good service, food sucks, seats uncomfortable, not many Asian movies or shows flying from Hong Kong

Flight attendants had a little attitude. Food tastes no good.

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

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

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