Google Flight is a Google service that lets you compare all flight prices to a particular destination. All you have to do is enter a departure city, a destination city and a travel date to find the best price. The calendar also provides a price order according to the dates and length of stay entered.
It compares all offers available on the Internet and shows the best available fares according to the airline or company. The tool compares in real time the airlines that offer the entered route.
Using Google Flights
The tool is very easy and intuitive to use, but it is worth highlighting some points to improve your experience.
Search by region
A great thing about Google Flights is that you don’t have to fill in the destination field with the exact airport. You can just write “United States” and see what will look best on the map.
Flexible dates
A tip to get access to the best prices is to have flexibility in the date of travel, so the site will give even more options for airline tickets.
Within the dates calendar you will find on Google Flights at the time of your search, you will be able to see flight pricing options within a time period you intend to travel.
Multiple destinations
Google Flights even gives you the option to search for a ticket by selecting more than one destination. You can use this feature that also works without major paperwork: you select your destinations and Google Flights organizes everything for you and gives you the final value of the itinerary. This will allow you to go through various cities with a more optimized itinerary.
Filters
After choosing the destination, you can put price, time, company filters. That way you will find the most suitable option for you with the most important of all: the most cost effective. Just enjoy the filter options available on the site, so your search will be as specific as possible and you can find the best options for your destination.
Get a better understanding of these filter options offered by Google Flights. From the site you can select:
- Price Limit
- Schedule
- Flight duration
- Airline
- Number of stops
- Airport
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Tips for best result
To help you find the best ticket for your trip, here are some tips when using Google Flights:
- Use the Incognito feature to ensure that the tool is not using your personal data to give you more expensive value from previous searches;
- Abuse flexible options, whether dates or destinations, but beware of ground transportation (train, bus, taxi, transfer…) which may increase the final price;
- The cheapest ticket is not always the best option, pay attention to the number of stopovers and flight times (you may experience headaches such as loss of connection or luggage);
- Always compare the final price with other tools such as Skyscanner, Kayak and Takeoffs and compare it with the ticket price if purchased directly from the airline’s website such as LATAM, Avianca, AirFrance, Lufthansa etc.
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