🛫 Google Flights Search Scraper

The most powerful, reliable, and feature-rich Google Flights search scraper for Apify

🌟 Why Choose This Scraper?

The Google Flights Search Scraper delivers enterprise-grade flight search capabilities with these advanced features:

Comprehensive Flight Search: Search one-way, round-trip, and complex multi-city itineraries with support for multiple departure/arrival airports. Get real-time flight data directly from Google Flights.

Advanced Filtering & Customization: Filter by price, number of stops, preferred airlines, and passenger counts. Exclude basic economy options. Get precisely the flight data you need.

Intelligent Pagination: Automatic handling of Google Flights pagination with configurable page limits. Process as many or as few results as you need.

Rich, Structured Data: Extract comprehensive flight information including best flights, alternative options, price insights, airport details, and booking options. Clean, structured JSON output ready for immediate use.

Cost-Effective Per-Page Billing: Pay only for what you use with transparent per-page pricing. No hidden fees or monthly subscriptions.

Enterprise-Grade Reliability: Built for developers and businesses who demand reliability. Comprehensive error handling, robust logging, and production-ready code.

🚀 Features

Core Capabilities

• Multiple Trip Types: One-way, round-trip, and multi-city trip support
• Flexible Airport Selection: Single or multiple departure/arrival airports
• Advanced Filters: Price limits, stop limits, airline preferences, basic economy exclusion
• Passenger Configuration: Support for adults, children, and infants
• Intelligent Pagination: Automatic pagination handling with configurable limits
• Global Localization: 29+ languages and 39+ countries supported

Data Quality

• Best Flights: Top recommended flight options with pricing and details
• Alternative Flights: Additional flight options beyond the best matches
• Price Insights: Historical and predictive price information
• Airport Information: Comprehensive airport details and codes
• Booking Options: Available booking sources and links
• Per-Page Billing: Results pushed as separate dataset items for accurate billing

📖 Usage Examples

Example 0: Basic One-Way Flight Search

Search for a simple one-way flight with multiple passengers.

{
  "departure_id": "PEK",
  "arrival_id": "AUS",
  "outbound_date": "2025-12-15",
  "adults": 1,
  "children": 1,
  "infants": 1,
  "currency": "USD",
  "hl": "en",
  "gl": "us",
  "max_pages": 1
}

Example 1: Round Trip with Filters

Search for a round-trip flight with price and stop filters.

{
  "departure_id": "JFK",
  "arrival_id": "LHR",
  "outbound_date": "2025-11-25",
  "return_date": "2025-12-02",
  "adults": 2,
  "children": 1,
  "infants": 0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "hl": "en",
  "gl": "us",
  "max_price": 1500,
  "max_stops": 1,
  "max_pages": 2
}

Example 2: Direct Flights Only with Specific Airlines

Search for direct flights only from specific airlines.

{
  "departure_id": "SFO",
  "arrival_id": "NYC",
  "outbound_date": "2025-12-01",
  "adults": 1,
  "currency": "USD",
  "hl": "en",
  "gl": "us",
  "max_stops": 0,
  "airlines": "UA,AA",
  "max_pages": 1
}

Example 3: International Search with Localization

Search for flights with French localization and EUR currency.

{
  "departure_id": "CDG",
  "arrival_id": "FCO",
  "outbound_date": "2025-12-01",
  "adults": 1,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "hl": "fr",
  "gl": "fr",
  "max_pages": 1
}

Example 4: Multiple Departure Airports (Round Trip)

Search for round-trip flights from multiple departure airports.

{
  "departure_id": "CDG,ORY",
  "arrival_id": "LAX",
  "outbound_date": "2025-11-11",
  "return_date": "2025-11-17",
  "adults": 1,
  "currency": "USD",
  "hl": "en",
  "gl": "us",
  "max_pages": 1
}

Example 5: Multi-City Trip

Search for a complex multi-city itinerary with multiple legs.

{
  "multi_city_json": "[{\"departure_id\":\"CDG\",\"arrival_id\":\"NRT\",\"date\":\"2025-11-17\"},{\"departure_id\":\"NRT\",\"arrival_id\":\"LAX,SEA\",\"date\":\"2025-11-24\"},{\"departure_id\":\"LAX,SEA\",\"arrival_id\":\"AUS\",\"date\":\"2025-12-01\",\"times\":\"8,18,9,23\"}]",
  "adults": 1,
  "currency": "USD",
  "hl": "en",
  "gl": "us",
  "max_pages": 1
}

Example 6: Exclude Basic Economy

Search for flights excluding basic economy options (filters out Economy flights with carry-on bags and free seat selection).

{
  "departure_id": "LAX",
  "arrival_id": "JFK",
  "outbound_date": "2025-12-15",
  "adults": 1,
  "currency": "USD",
  "hl": "en",
  "gl": "us",
  "exclude_basic": true,
  "max_pages": 1
}

🔍 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
departure_id	string	✅*	-	Departure airport code(s), comma-separated for multiple (e.g., "LAX", "JFK", "CDG,ORY"). Required for one-way and round-trip searches. Not used for multi-city trips.
arrival_id	string	✅*	-	Arrival airport code(s), comma-separated for multiple (e.g., "JFK", "SFO", "LAX,SEA"). Required for one-way and round-trip searches. Not used for multi-city trips.
outbound_date	string	✅*	-	Departure date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., "2025-11-25"). Required for one-way and round-trip searches. Not used for multi-city trips.
return_date	string	❌	null	Return date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., "2025-11-30"). Optional, used for round-trip searches.
multi_city_json	string	✅*	-	JSON string for multi-city trips. Format: [{"departure_id":"...","arrival_id":"...","date":"..."},...]. When provided, departure_id, arrival_id, and outbound_date are not required.
adults	integer	❌	1	Number of adult passengers (minimum: 1)
children	integer	❌	0	Number of child passengers (minimum: 0)
infants	integer	❌	0	Number of infant passengers (minimum: 0)
currency	string	❌	"USD"	Currency code for prices (e.g., "USD", "EUR", "GBP")
hl	string	❌	"en"	Language code for results. Supported: en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, ja, ko, zh, ar, hi, tr, pl, nl, sv, da, no, fi, cs, hu, ro, el, th, vi, id, ms, he, uk
gl	string	❌	"us"	Country code for results. Supported: us, uk, ca, au, de, fr, es, it, nl, pl, br, ru, jp, kr, cn, tw, in, sa, tr, se, dk, no, fi, cz, hu, ro, mx, ar, ch, at, be, ie, nz, sg, my, th, ph, id, vn
max_price	integer	❌	null	Maximum price filter in the specified currency
max_stops	integer	❌	null	Maximum number of stops (0 = direct flights only, 1 = one stop max, null = no limit)
airlines	string	❌	null	Comma-separated list of preferred airline codes (e.g., "UA,AA,DL")
exclude_basic	boolean	❌	false	If true, filters out Economy flights that include carry-on bags and free seat selection
max_pages	integer	❌	1	Maximum number of pages to fetch (0 = no limit)
output_file	string	❌	null	Optional filename to save results. If not provided, will auto-generate based on route and parameters

* Either departure_id/arrival_id/outbound_date OR multi_city_json is required.

📊 Output Format

Dataset Item Structure

Each page of results is pushed as a separate dataset item with the following structure:

{
  "search_parameters": {
    "trip_type": 2,
    "trip_type_description": "One-way",
    "departure_id": "LAX",
    "arrival_id": "JFK",
    "outbound_date": "2025-11-25",
    "return_date": null,
    "multi_city_json": null,
    "exclude_basic": false,
    "adults": 1,
    "children": 0,
    "infants": 0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "language": "en",
    "language_name": "English",
    "country": "us",
    "country_name": "United States",
    "max_price": null,
    "max_stops": null,
    "airlines": null
  },
  "search_metadata": {
    "total_flights_found": 45,
    "best_flights_count": 10,
    "other_flights_count": 35,
    "pages_processed": 2,
    "max_pages_set": 2,
    "pagination_limit_reached": false
  },
  "search_timestamp": "2025-11-20T10:30:00.123456",
  "page_number": 1,
  "best_flights": [
    {
      "price": 299,
      "airline": "AA",
      "departure_airport": "LAX",
      "arrival_airport": "JFK",
      "departure_time": "08:00",
      "arrival_time": "16:30",
      "duration": "5h 30m",
      "stops": 0,
      "legs": [...]
    }
  ],
  "other_flights": [...],
  "price_insights": {
    "lowest_price": 299,
    "typical_price_range": {
      "low": 299,
      "high": 450
    },
    "price_trend": "stable"
  },
  "airports": [
    {
      "code": "LAX",
      "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "country": "United States"
    }
  ],
  "booking_options": [
    {
      "name": "Google Flights",
      "url": "https://..."
    }
  ]
}

Output Fields

• search_parameters: Complete search configuration used for the query
• search_metadata: Summary statistics about the search results
• search_timestamp: ISO timestamp when the search was performed
• page_number: Current page number (1-indexed)
• best_flights: Array of top recommended flight options
• other_flights: Array of additional flight options
• price_insights: Price analysis and trends (typically on first page only)
• airports: Airport information and details (typically on first page only)
• booking_options: Available booking sources and links (typically on first page only)

💰 Pricing

This Actor uses a pay-per-event pricing model

🎯 Use Cases

• Travel Aggregators: Build flight comparison tools and price tracking systems
• Travel Agencies: Automate flight search and booking workflows
• Price Monitoring: Track flight prices over time for specific routes
• Market Research: Analyze flight availability and pricing trends
• Travel Planning: Build custom travel planning applications
• Data Analytics: Collect flight data for business intelligence and analysis

📝 Notes

• Results are automatically sorted by relevance (Google Flights default)
• Multi-city trips require the multi_city_json parameter
• Multiple airports can be specified as comma-separated values
• The exclude_basic filter removes Economy flights with carry-on and free seat selection
• Price insights, airports, and booking options are typically only included on the first page
• All dates must be in YYYY-MM-DD format

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Last Updated: 2025.12.05