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Ask HN: Is there better airfare search than Google Flights?

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Kayak.com shows more options. Also, prices for some international flight are about $30-$40 cheaper than Google Flight.
realdlee
Kayak also finds creative routes by joining one-way flights from different airlines.

any idea why the same flights are cheaper on Kayak?

josephcsible
ITA Matrix (also by Google) is way more powerful, though missing some airlines.
gnicholas
I was searching for flights on Google today and it showed that there were zero flights from DEN to SFO departing in the morning. None.

I couldn't believe that two United hubs would have no flights in the morning, but before I took the time to check United's website I remembered that SWA isn't on Google Flights. They had plenty of morning flights (out of SJC, which IMO is more pleasant anyway).

I don't know if I encountered a glitch or if Google Flights has bigger problems. But it was really surprising that they would show no morning flights between these cities, and it raised a red flag for me!