Google Flights is our absolute favorite tool for finding cheap flights, and it's not close. It's packed with powerful features to help you find the cheapest flight possible. And it just keeps getting better.
Google Flights just added even more features to help you save even more on flights. Now, Google Flights will alert you when changing your travel dates by just a day or two could drop your airfare. And if there's a nearby airport with much cheaper airfare, Google Flights will let you know when it could save you hundreds of dollars.
Keep reading to learn how to use Google Flights like a pro and put these new features to use.
All Things Google Flights
If you're new to Google Flights, don't worry! Check out our guides and get up to speed on all things Google Flights:
- Always Use Google Flights to Find Cheap Flights
- Learn how to set Google Flights Price Alerts to track the price of your airfare.
- Need a Cheap Getaway, But Don’t Know Where? Use Google Flights Explore
- Search Multiple Cities with Google Flights to Get the Cheapest Fare
- Want a TV Screen & More Legroom? Add Google Flights’ Legrooms Extension
We're not kidding when we say Google Flights is the best way to search for cheap flights. Now that you've mastered Google Flights' other tools and features, it's time to introduce their newest addition.
Google Flights Suggestions
Budget-conscious travelers know that flexibility is the key to saving on flights.
The biggest mistake travelers make is locking in the dates for their trip before searching for flights – especially during expensive times to travel. And you can save big bucks by flying out of neighboring airports – especially by using positioning flights to book international travel from other airports.
Maybe you're already searching for flights from and to all surrounding airports to ensure you're getting the cheapest price. And Google's calendar view can help you zero in on the cheapest dates to fly.
But Google Flights' latest additions will make it easier to save on your airfare searches. It now provides pop-up recommendations based on the date grid, price graph, and nearby airports available in every Google Flights search.
The Thrifty Traveler team just noticed these new pop-up suggestions, and they are powerful. Google Flights may now suggest flying from a different airport nearby for hundreds less:
Or suggest changing your travel dates slightly to cut your flight price in half:
Bottom Line
These features are very new, so keep an eye out for it! And even if you don't get a suggestion from Google Flights, remember that checking other dates and nearby airports is a great way to save big on airfare.
These pop-up suggestions are some of Google Flight's newest tools to help you rethink the way you book airfare, and save you hundreds in the process.
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Seems to be no way to save searches.