What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Santa Ana to Shanghai one-way?

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with United Airlines, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $498. Delta flights start at $549 while deals on Japan Airlines start at $550 one-way.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Shanghai ranges from 1.2 - 6.7 inches per month. June is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 6.7 in. December is typically the driest time to visit Shanghai when rainfall is around 1.2 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Shanghai, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 82.4 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 39.2 F).

What is the cheapest day to fly round-trip from Santa Ana to Shanghai?

Departing on a Monday is a good option for securing a great price. You can expect to save up to 18% when planning your travel around this day of the week.

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

To save up to 39% on this flight, we recommend booking at least 14 days prior to travel. The price may fluctuate and will likely increase closer to your departure date. Users on Cheapflights have found tickets from Santa Ana to Shanghai from $789 1-2 weeks out and tickets from $1,120 for flights departing within the next 72 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Ana to Shanghai?

Our data shows that September tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Santa Ana. Users have commonly found prices around $1,080 for the month, but tickets can be as low as $699. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SNA to SHA?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai as you normally would.

What airport do you fly from for flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai?

If you book a flight to Shanghai from Santa Ana, you will be flying from J. Wayne/Orange Cnty, which is the city’s only airport. Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty (SNA) is located 4.8 mi from the center of Santa Ana. There are 0 flights from J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Shanghai per day from 0 different airlines.

Can I find deals for flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Santa Ana to Shanghai flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai.

Can I find deals for business class flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Santa Ana to Shanghai by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Round-trip from	$1,092 (oojo)
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Popular in	December
Cheapest in	April
Average price	$1,061

From Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Shanghai

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Santa Ana to Shanghai. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on August 14, 2025.

Tue 8/263:09 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 41mChina Airlines

Wed 9/37:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,092

Tue 8/265:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops33h 55mChina Airlines

Mon 9/17:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,102

Wed 10/84:44 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops34h 41mEVA Air

Thu 10/301:15 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops34h 21mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,109

Sun 8/177:59 pmSNA - SHA

2 stops25h 06mMultiple Airlines

Tue 8/264:50 pmSHA - SNA

2 stops32h 03mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,123

Tue 10/215:47 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops33h 48mChina Airlines

Mon 11/177:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 46mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,126

Thu 9/43:09 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 41mChina Airlines

Wed 9/107:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,129

Wed 10/14:22 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 43mEVA Air

Fri 10/248:05 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops36h 14mEVA Air

Deal found 8/14

$1,140

Sat 9/66:45 amSNA - PVG

2 stops36h 20mAsiana Airlines

Mon 9/81:10 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops24h 20mAsiana Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,151

Wed 10/15:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops26h 10mChina Airlines

Tue 10/2812:05 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops35h 31mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,152

Tue 9/304:22 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops27h 28mChina Airlines

Thu 11/277:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops30h 11mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,168

Fri 8/157:59 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops25h 06mEVA Air

Tue 9/168:05 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops27h 48mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,170

Sat 8/234:22 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 43mEVA Air

Sat 10/111:10 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops22h 28mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,178

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Tue 8/265:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops33h 55mChina Airlines

Tue 9/27:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,092

Tue 10/77:24 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops32h 01mEVA Air

Sun 10/268:10 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops30h 06mEVA Air

Deal found 8/14

$1,102

Sat 9/66:45 amSNA - PVG

2 stops36h 20mAsiana Airlines

Mon 9/81:10 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops24h 20mAsiana Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,151

Tue 8/263:09 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 41mChina Airlines

Wed 9/37:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,092

Wed 10/85:59 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops33h 26mEVA Air

Sun 10/268:10 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops30h 06mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,102

Sat 9/271:20 pmSNA - SHA

2 stops42h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sat 10/41:20 pmSHA - SNA

2 stops37h 58mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$2,246

Tue 8/265:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops26h 10mChina Airlines

Mon 9/17:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,102

Wed 10/84:44 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops34h 41mEVA Air

Thu 10/301:15 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops34h 21mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,109

Tue 10/215:47 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops33h 48mChina Airlines

Mon 11/177:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 46mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,126

Wed 10/14:22 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 43mEVA Air

Fri 10/248:05 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops36h 14mEVA Air

Deal found 8/14

$1,140

Thu 9/43:09 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 41mChina Airlines

Wed 9/107:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,129

Thu 11/206:45 amSNA - SHA

2 stops41h 45mEVA Air

Sat 11/297:40 pmSHA - SNA

2 stops31h 26mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,513

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Fri 8/157:59 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops25h 06mEVA Air

Tue 9/168:05 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops27h 48mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,170

Sun 8/177:59 pmSNA - SHA

2 stops25h 06mMultiple Airlines

Tue 8/264:50 pmSHA - SNA

2 stops32h 03mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,123

Thu 8/214:22 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops35h 13mChina Airlines

Fri 8/297:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops36h 10mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$5,685

Thu 8/219:33 amSNA - PVG

2 stops18h 42mMultiple Airlines

Thu 8/2811:50 amPVG - SNA

2 stops17h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$12,504

Sat 8/234:22 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 43mEVA Air

Sat 10/111:10 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops22h 28mEVA Air

Deal found 8/13

$1,178

Sat 8/235:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops26h 10mChina Airlines

Mon 8/257:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,197

Sat 8/237:16 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops24h 34mChina Airlines

Sat 10/117:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops39h 48mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,348

Sun 8/247:45 amSNA - PVG

2 stops21h 00mJapan Airlines

Tue 8/2610:00 amPVG - SNA

2 stops20h 42mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$2,691

Tue 8/263:09 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 41mChina Airlines

Wed 9/37:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,092

Tue 8/265:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops33h 55mChina Airlines

Mon 9/17:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,102

Tue 9/25:40 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops26h 10mChina Airlines

Wed 9/247:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,211

Thu 9/43:09 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops28h 41mChina Airlines

Wed 9/107:50 pmPVG - SNA

2 stops28h 03mChina Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,129

One-way flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai
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Thu 9/189:37 amSNA - PVG

1 stop17h 08mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$498

Thu 9/185:05 pmSNA - PVG

2 stops31h 20mDelta

Deal found 8/14

$549

Tue 1/279:15 amSNA - SHA

2 stops34h 30mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$550

Wed 10/226:45 amSNA - PVG

2 stops22h 00mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$557

Wed 10/226:45 amSNA - SHA

2 stops37h 40mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$557

Mon 1/128:00 amSNA - SHA

2 stops35h 45mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$560

Wed 9/178:05 amSNA - SHA

2 stops36h 20mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$567

Tue 10/288:00 amSNA - SHA

2 stops36h 45mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$568

Mon 1/268:00 amSNA - PVG

2 stops41h 05mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$573

Wed 9/1710:23 amSNA - PVG

2 stops19h 32mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$574

Sat 8/236:45 amSNA - PVG

2 stops22h 00mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$577

Fri 11/76:45 amSNA - PVG

2 stops22h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$584

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Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 8/26

5:40 pm-6:35 pm

2 stops33h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 9/2

7:50 pm-8:53 am

2 stops28h 03m

$1,092

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 8/26

3:09 pm-10:50 am

2 stops28h 41m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 9/3

7:50 pm-8:53 am

2 stops28h 03m

$1,092

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 10/7

7:24 pm-6:25 pm

2 stops32h 01m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 10/26

8:10 pm-11:16 am

2 stops30h 06m

$1,102

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Wed 10/8

5:59 pm-6:25 pm

2 stops33h 26m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 10/26

8:10 pm-11:16 am

2 stops30h 06m

$1,102

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 8/26

5:40 pm-10:50 am

2 stops26h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 9/1

7:50 pm-8:53 am

2 stops28h 03m

$1,102

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Wed 10/8

4:44 pm-6:25 pm

2 stops34h 41m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 10/30

1:15 pm-8:36 am

2 stops34h 21m

$1,109

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 10/21

5:47 pm-6:35 pm

2 stops33h 48m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 11/17

7:50 pm-8:36 am

2 stops28h 46m

$1,126

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Thu 9/4

3:09 pm-10:50 am

2 stops28h 41m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 9/10

7:50 pm-8:53 am

2 stops28h 03m

$1,129

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Wed 10/1

4:22 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops28h 43m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 10/24

8:05 pm-5:19 pm

2 stops36h 14m

$1,140

Santa AnaShanghai

SNA - PVG

SNAPVG

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Sat 9/6

6:45 am-10:05 am

2 stops36h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 9/8

1:10 pm-10:30 pm

2 stops24h 20m

$1,151

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Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Santa Ana to Shanghai (average of $1,119). Flying from Santa Ana to Shanghai in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,574). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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What airport do you fly from for flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai?
If you book a flight to Shanghai from Santa Ana, you will be flying from J. Wayne/Orange Cnty, which is the city’s only airport. Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty (SNA) is located 4.8 mi from the center of Santa Ana. There are 0 flights from J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Shanghai per day from 0 different airlines.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Santa Ana to Shanghai one-way?
To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with United Airlines, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $498. Delta flights start at $549 while deals on Japan Airlines start at $550 one-way.
Can I find deals for flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Santa Ana to Shanghai flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Santa Ana to Shanghai?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Santa Ana to Shanghai by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Santa Ana to Shanghai?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Santa Ana to Shanghai (average of $1,119). Flying from Santa Ana to Shanghai in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,574). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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