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Google built something amazing in Google Flights [1] (and they haven't ruined it yet). It's no-nonsense, easy to filter by number of stops, and 'date grid' is
by nomilk 2y ago
Google built something amazing in Google Flights [1] (and they haven't ruined it yet).
It's no-nonsense, easy to filter by number of stops, and 'date grid' is great for scoping out savings by departing a day or two earlier/later without having open multiple tabs as other sites necessitate.
Only criticisms are extremely mild ones: it defaults to 'return', doesn't remember your currency, and bizarrely defaults to a month ahead for the departure date (actually, they must have very recently fixed this because it doesn't do that anymore!)
[1] https://www.google.com/travel/flights https://www.google.com/travel/flights
- khuey 2y agoMy biggest criticism of Google Flights is that sometimes the price it shows you is only available through some sketchy third party OTA based out of a foreign country that only offers support through email. Good luck if anything goes wrong or needs to be changed with your ticket.
- nomilk 2y ago> third party (online travel agent) I've used Google flights ~50 times and hadn't seen too many recommendations for flights booked through OTAs, but hard agree with avoiding them (and booking directly with the airline).
- dboreham 2y agoFun fact: sometimes Google Flights will show a (lower) fare on United that doesn't exist on United's own site. But if you click though to United from Google, it magically now does exist, and can be ticketed. I don't know if this happens with other airlines (I look for and book mostly United).
- nomilk 2y agoDidn't know this! Although had seen the opposite: flights (/prices) listed on google that are no longer listed on the airline's site.
- dboreham 2y agoGoogle didn't build it. They acquired ITA.