Google Flights MCP Server
Connect your AI agents to HasData's Google Flights MCP server. Scrape itinerary fares, flight legs, and CO2 estimates in structured JSON over streamable HTTP.
https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights - Transport
- Streamable HTTP
- Auth
- OAuth or API key
- Tools
- 1 Google Flights tool
- Price
- 15 credits / call
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See the Google Flights MCP server in action
Select a sample prompt to inspect the tool it chooses and the JSON payload your agent receives.
Google Flights · 1 tool Enter to send
What does JFK to London cost on 14 November, returning the 21st?
Five best picks and seventeen alternatives.
American AA 100 · $794 · 6 h 55 m · nonstop
British Airways BA 182 · $802 · 6 h 50 m · nonstop
Cheapest of all is $649 on Tap Air Portugal, but it runs 12 h 30 m with a stop in Lisbon.
google_travel_flights { "departureId": "JFK", "arrivalId": "LHR", "outboundDate": "2026-11-14", "returnDate": "2026-11-21", "type": "roundTrip" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/google/flights?departureId=JFK&arrivalId=LHR",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"bestFlights": [
{ "price": 794, "type": "Round trip", "totalDuration": 415,
"flights": [{ "airline": "American", "flightNumber": "AA 100" }],
"carbonEmissions": { "thisFlight": 399000, "typicalForThisRoute": 420000 } }
],
"otherFlights": [{ "price": 649, "totalDuration": 750, "layovers": [{ "…": "…" }] }]
}
}
What does JFK to London cost on 14 November, returning the 21st?
Five best picks and seventeen alternatives.
American AA 100 · $794 · 6 h 55 m · nonstop
British Airways BA 182 · $802 · 6 h 50 m · nonstop
Cheapest of all is $649 on Tap Air Portugal, but it runs 12 h 30 m with a stop in Lisbon.
google_travel_flights { "departureId": "JFK", "arrivalId": "LHR", "outboundDate": "2026-11-14", "returnDate": "2026-11-21", "type": "roundTrip" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/google/flights?departureId=JFK&arrivalId=LHR",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"bestFlights": [
{ "price": 794, "type": "Round trip", "totalDuration": 415,
"flights": [{ "airline": "American", "flightNumber": "AA 100" }],
"carbonEmissions": { "thisFlight": 399000, "typicalForThisRoute": 420000 } }
],
"otherFlights": [{ "price": 649, "totalDuration": 750, "layovers": [{ "…": "…" }] }]
}
}
Is now a good time to book JFK to London for 14 November?
No. Google calls the current level high.
The lowest fare on the route today is $649, against a typical band of $475 to $570.
A 62-point price history comes back with it.
google_travel_flights { "departureId": "JFK", "arrivalId": "LHR", "outboundDate": "2026-11-14", "returnDate": "2026-11-21", "type": "roundTrip" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/google/flights?departureId=JFK&arrivalId=LHR",
"status": 200,
"json": { "priceInsights": {
"lowestPrice": 649,
"typicalPriceRange": [475, 570],
"priceLevel": "high",
"priceHistory": [[1783051200, 578], [1783137600, 608]]
} }
}
What does a one-way JFK to London on 14 November cost in euros?
€255, and the top five all sit at the same fare.
Fifteen more alternatives, also from €255. On this route the one-way price is flat across carriers.
The currency is asked for in the call, so the figure is the one Google shows in that market rather than a conversion done afterwards.
google_travel_flights { "departureId": "JFK", "arrivalId": "LHR", "outboundDate": "2026-11-14", "type": "oneWay", "currency": "EUR" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/google/flights?departureId=JFK&type=oneWay¤cy=EUR",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"bestFlights": [{ "price": 255, "type": "One way", "bookingToken": "W1t7ImRlcGFydHVyZUlk…" }],
"priceInsights": { "lowestPrice": 255, "priceLevel": "high" }
}
}
Which JFK to London flight on 14 November has the lowest CO2?
British Airways BA 182, at 388 kg.
American AA 100 is 399 kg. The route typical is 420 kg.
The $649 routing through Lisbon is 588 kg.
google_travel_flights { "departureId": "JFK", "arrivalId": "LHR", "outboundDate": "2026-11-14", "returnDate": "2026-11-21", "type": "roundTrip" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/google/flights?departureId=JFK&arrivalId=LHR",
"status": 200,
"json": { "bestFlights": [
{ "price": 802, "flights": [{ "airline": "British Airways", "flightNumber": "BA 182" }],
"carbonEmissions": { "thisFlight": 388000, "typicalForThisRoute": 420000 } }
] }
}
Tools
The Google Flights tool your agent can call
1 toolOne tool that prices a real route. Three parameters are required because a fare does not exist without an origin, a destination and a date, and a round trip needs the return as well.
+ hasdata_google_travel_flights_getGoogleFlights Priced itineraries for a route and date 6 params 15 credits
Try| Parameter | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| departureId | string | required | "JFK" |
| arrivalId | string | required | "LHR" |
| outboundDate | string | required | "2026-11-14" |
| returnDate | string | optional | "2026-11-21" |
| type | enum | optional | "roundTrip" |
| currency | string | optional | "USD" |
response
- bestFlights
- otherFlights
- price
- totalDuration
- flights
- layovers
- carbonEmissions
- priceInsights
- airports
Every call is 15 credits. Failed calls are not billed.
Connect
One endpoint, any MCP client
Config blocks for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and Claude Code, in each one’s native format. Authenticate with browser OAuth or an x-api-key header.
Claude Code
$claude mcp add --transport http hasdata-google-flights \
> https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights \
> --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
· One line, no restart. Run /mcp to confirm 1 tool.
Check the tools are thereIn the session
/mcp
hasdata-google-flights · connected · 1 toolCursor
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-google-flights": {
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Project-level config also works at .cursor/mcp.json
Check the tools are thereAfter saving the file
Settings → MCP
hasdata-google-flights · 1 tool enabledClaude Desktop
Recommended · OAuth connector
1.Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2.Paste https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights
3.Sign in with HasData
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-google-flights": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights",
"--header", "x-api-key:YOUR_API_KEY"]
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· The config file only takes stdio servers, so a static key rides the mcp-remote bridge. On Windows the file lives at %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.
Check the tools are thereReopen the app
Settings → Connectors
hasdata-google-flights · connected · 1 toolVS Code / Copilot
{
"servers": { "hasdata-google-flights": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to .vscode/mcp.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Agent mode picks the server up on save.
Check the tools are thereAgent mode
Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + P → MCP: List Servers
hasdata-google-flights · running · 1 toolWindsurf
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-google-flights": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Windsurf reads serverUrl, not url. Header auth only.
Check the tools are thereIn Cascade
Cascade → MCP servers
hasdata-google-flights · 1 toolCodex CLI
[mcp_servers.hasdata-google-flights]
url = "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights"
env_http_headers = { "x-api-key" = "HASDATA_API_KEY" }
· Add this entry to ~/.codex/config.toml. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· TOML, not JSON. Codex reads the key from the HASDATA_API_KEY environment variable, so export it in the shell that starts Codex.
Check the tools are thereIn the terminal
codex mcp list
hasdata-google-flights · 1 toolRaw HTTP / curl
$curl -N https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights \
> -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
> -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
> -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
> -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
· Fallback for any client not listed. Streamable HTTP wants both Accept types, and leaving one out returns 406.
Check the tools are thereCall it yourself
curl … tools/list
{ "tools": [ … 1 item ] }Scope
Google Flights plus whatever else you need
Name the services in the query string and the server exposes only their tools. Every one draws from the same key and the same balance.
https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=google_travel_flights,booking,google_travel_hotels
4tools in your server
Build vs Buy
Free on GitHub, paid in hours
Anyone can clone a free MCP to scrape Google Flights. Whether that stays free depends on the shape of your project.
Scenario
A script I run once
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$0/ mo, runs locally
+ 3–6 h onceof someone’s time
Setup (clone, wire, run)3–6 h once
Markup changesnot yet
Retries and concurrencynot needed
Proxy and hosting$0
Nothing to own. You get the answer and delete the folder.
mcp.hasdata.comFree tier
$0/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
~16 calls 250 of 1,000 credits
The free tier renews every month. No card.
leans self-hosted
Take the free repo
Nothing has to keep working tomorrow, so upkeep never appears. Both cost nothing, so take whichever is already in front of you.
A weekly report
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$0–40/ mo
+ 2–4 h / moof someone’s time
Setup (proxy, hosting, wiring)3–6 h once
Markup changes2–4 h / mo
Retries and concurrency2–4 h once
Proxy and hosting$0–40 / mo
Someone looks at it when the numbers come back wrong, which is how you find out.
mcp.hasdata.comFree tier
$0/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
~66 calls a month 1,000 of 1,000 credits
Exactly the free tier, so a heavier month moves you to Startup.
dead even
Either works
The repo is free if you have somewhere to run it, ours is free up to the credit ceiling. The two to four hours a month decide it.
A pipeline in production
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$40–120/ mo
+ 6–10 h / moof someone’s time
Setup (proxy, hosting, wiring)3–6 h once
Markup changes2–4 h / mo
Retries, concurrency, rate limits4–8 h once
Proxy and hosting$40–120 / mo
Someone owns this permanently, and it is never the top of their list.
mcp.hasdata.comStartup, 200K credits, 5 concurrent
$49/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
3,333 calls 50K of 200K credits
A quarter of the plan used, and the rest is headroom.
leans hosted
Use the hosted server
The proxy and hosting bill alone is in the range of the whole plan, and that is before anyone spends the six to ten hours.
A feature in my product
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$300+/ mo
+ on-callof someone’s time
Setup (proxy, hosting, wiring)3–6 h once
Markup changes, plus on-call2–4 h / mo
Retries, concurrency, rate limitsongoing
Proxy and hosting$300+ / mo
The thing your customers touch depends on one volunteer's spare evening.
mcp.hasdata.comBasic, 1M credits, 15 concurrent
$99/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
33,333 calls 500K of 1M credits
Same endpoint at ten calls and at ten million. One invoice.
leans hosted
Use the hosted server
A third of the price, and nobody has to carry a pager for a dependency your customers touch.
Pricing
One balance, every interface
A flat monthly price against a known credit ceiling. Move up a plan when you outgrow it.
Free
$0 /mo
Free forever
67 tool calls / month
1,000 credits / month
1 concurrent request
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Community support
Startup
$49 /mo
$3.69 / 1k tool calls
13.3K tool calls / month
200K credits / month
5 concurrent requests
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Email support
Basic
Recommended$99 /mo
$1.49 / 1k tool calls
66.7K tool calls / month
1M credits / month
15 concurrent requests
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Priority email support
Growth
$208 /mo
$1.04 / 1k tool calls
3M credits / month
50 concurrent requests
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Dedicated account manager
Monthly tool call volume
Free 66.7K 333.3K 1.3M
Best fit
Basic
tool calls / mo
66.7K
Concurrency
15
$ / 1k tool calls
$1.49
$99 /mo
Get StartedEnterprise
Custom price based on required volume
Past 20M credits a month, or terms the self-serve plans do not cover. We shape the contract around your workload.
Credits rollover
Unused credits carry into the next billing period.
Concurrency 2000+
Parallel request limits set to your peak load.
#1 request priority
Highest speed, always first in the queue.
Personal manager
A direct line to the founding team.
SSO
SAML single sign-on for the whole team.
SOC-2 compliance
Security review, DPA, and audit reports.
Talk to sales Quote within one business day
The same data, without the agent.
FAQ
Before you wire it in
Do I need a Google account or an airline API key?
No. The only credential is your HasData key. The tool reads the public Google Flights results a signed-out visitor sees, so there is no GDS contract or airline programme involved.
Why does this tool cost more than the others?
Because a flight search is heavier than a page read: Google assembles the itineraries behind an interactive interface. It bills 15 credits per successful call, which the table above states per tool rather than burying in a footnote.
Can I book through it?
No. Every tool on this server is read-only. A response carries a <code>bookingToken</code>, which identifies the itinerary for a follow-up lookup, not a reservation you can create through us.
How do I search a multi-city trip?
Set <code>type</code> to <code>multiCity</code> and pass the legs in <code>multiCityJson</code>. For a simple return, <code>roundTrip</code> with <code>returnDate</code> is enough.
How fresh are the fares?
Every call fetches at that moment, so a fare is the one on screen right now. Airline pricing moves through the day, which means a fare quoted an hour ago may already be gone. Nothing is served from a cache.
How many calls can run in parallel?
One on the free tier, five on Startup, fifteen on Basic, and fifty on Growth. The larger Growth volumes raise it to 200, 300 and 500.
What happens when I run out of credits?
Nothing is charged on top of the plan. Calls stop until the billing cycle renews.
Does it work with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and Claude Code?
Yes, all four, plus anything else that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP. Claude Desktop connects through OAuth, and the rest take the URL and an API key header.
Is HasData affiliated with Google?
No. HasData is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. Google Flights is a trademark of its respective owner.