There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PVG - LAX
14h 43m$458–1,009Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PVG - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
21h 15m$335–886Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PVG - BUR
19h 19m$391–982Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SHA - LAX
18h 1m$501–1,101Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane PVG - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
20h 47m$348–844Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PVG - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
21h 39m$963–2,319
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is to fly and bus which costs $340 - $850 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is to fly which takes 14h 43m and costs $450 - $1,100.
The distance between Shanghai and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is 6533 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Shanghai to Los Angeles Airport (LAX), including transfers.
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is 15h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:17 AM in Shanghai and 9:17 AM in Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
There are 3264+ hotels available in Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA?
China Eastern Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- LAX LINQ
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