Flight Fare Scanner — Google Flights Prices, Routes & Destinations

Search real-time flight prices from Google Flights and discover nonstop routes from Kayak. Get structured fare data for any airport pair, find the cheapest dates in a travel window, or explore all nonstop destinations from an origin airport. No API key required.

Flight data powers travel research, price monitoring, trip planning, booking automation, and travel intelligence. This Actor makes it accessible as structured JSON/CSV data.

Why scrape flight prices?

Flight prices are volatile and opaque. Airlines and OTAs don't make it easy to compare systematically.

• Monitor price drops on specific routes over time
• Find the cheapest travel dates in a month-long window
• Research destinations reachable nonstop from your airport
• Build travel dashboards with real-time fare data
• Feed price prediction models with historical search data
• Compare airlines on price, duration, and stops

What you can extract

Flights mode (specific dates)

Data Field	Description
Airline & Flight #	e.g. "Delta DL1234"
Departure/Arrival airports	IATA codes + full airport names
Departure/Arrival times	Local time at each airport
Duration	Total travel time (e.g. "6h 12m")
Stops	Number of layovers (0 = nonstop)
Price	Fare in your chosen currency
Aircraft type	e.g. "Boeing 737", "Airbus A321"
Amenities	WiFi, in-seat USB, power outlets
Booking URL	One-click link to book on the airline's site
Google Flights URL	View the same search on Google Flights

Dates mode (cheapest in window)

Data Field	Description
Departure date	Date with the lowest fare
Price	Cheapest fare found for that date
Currency	Price currency

Explore mode (nonstop destinations)

Data Field	Description
Destination airport	IATA code + city name
Country	Country code
Distance	Miles between airports
Duration	Typical flight time
Airlines	Airlines operating the route
Flights per day	How many daily flights exist

Input options

Input	Type	Default	Description
Query Type	Select	Flights	Flights (specific dates), Dates (cheapest window), or Explore (destinations)
Origin	Text	—	IATA airport code (e.g. JFK, LAX, LHR)
Destination	Text	—	IATA airport code (required for Flights/Dates)
Departure Date	Text	—	YYYY-MM-DD (required for Flights mode)
Return Date	Text	—	YYYY-MM-DD for round trips (optional)
Date From	Text	—	Start of travel window (Dates mode)
Date To	Text	—	End of travel window (Dates mode)
Max Results	Integer	25	Maximum results to return (1–200)
Max Stops	Integer	Any	0 = nonstop only, 1 = max 1 stop, etc.
Currency	Text	USD	ISO 4217 currency code (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.)
Sort By	Select	Price	Sort by price, duration, or stops

Quick start

1. Enter an origin airport (e.g. JFK)
2. Select Query Type (start with "Flights" for specific dates)
3. Enter a destination (e.g. LAX)
4. Set a departure date
5. Run the Actor
6. Download the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

For destination discovery, select "Explore" mode and just enter an origin airport — it'll return all nonstop destinations.

Example output

Flights mode

[
  {
    "price": 234,
    "currency": "USD",
    "totalDuration": "5h 55m",
    "totalDurationMinutes": 355,
    "stops": 1,
    "bookingUrl": "https://www.aa.com/booking/...",
    "googleFlightsUrl": "https://www.google.com/travel/flights/...",
    "legs": [
      {
        "departureAirport": "JFK",
        "departureAirportName": "John F. Kennedy International Airport",
        "arrivalAirport": "PHX",
        "arrivalAirportName": "Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport",
        "departureTime": "2026-08-15T10:00:00",
        "arrivalTime": "2026-08-15T12:21:00",
        "duration": "5h 21m",
        "airline": "American",
        "flightNumber": "AA557",
        "aircraftType": "Airbus A321",
        "amenities": ["wifi", "in-seat-usb"]
      }
    ]
  }
]

Explore mode

[
  {
    "destinationCode": "LAX",
    "destinationName": "Los Angeles",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "distanceMiles": 2467,
    "duration": "5h 58m",
    "airlines": ["AA", "B6", "DL"],
    "flightsPerDay": 102
  }
]

Use cases

Travel price monitoring

Track fare changes on specific routes over time. Run the Actor daily on your favorite routes and build a price history dataset.

Trip planning

Find the cheapest month to fly somewhere. Use "Dates" mode to scan a 30-day window and pick the lowest fare.

Travel business intelligence

Compare airline pricing across routes, monitor market trends, and identify underserved destination pairs.

Research and analysis

Build datasets of flight pricing patterns, airline route networks, and seasonal price variations.

Pricing

• Flight data sources: Google Flights and Kayak are free, public services
• Apify platform costs: Standard compute unit pricing applies (typically $0.01–0.05 per run)
• Pay-per-event: Charged per search query at $0.005/query (primary event)

How it works

1. You configure the search (airports, dates, mode)
2. The Actor queries Google Flights or Kayak via the flight-goat CLI
3. Data is normalized into a consistent schema
4. Results are pushed to the Apify dataset for download
5. Booking URLs enable one-click booking on airline sites

No API key, no authentication, no credit card required for the data source. Read-only access to real-time flight pricing.

Tips for best results

• Start with Explore mode to see what destinations are reachable from your airport
• Use Flights mode with a specific date for the most detailed results
• Use Dates mode to find the cheapest day to fly within a month
• Set Currency to your local currency for easy price comparison
• Use Max Stops = 0 to find nonstop flights only
• For round trips, add a Return Date in Flights mode
• The data is live — prices change daily (sometimes hourly)

Legal

This Actor extracts publicly available flight information from Google Flights and Kayak. It does not book flights, access user accounts, or interact with authenticated services. Flight data is publicly accessible for research and travel planning purposes. For commercial use, consult the respective platforms' terms of service.

Support

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