I reverse-engineered Google Flights for a natural language flight search engine

2 mtnrabi 1 6/17/2025, 12:56:36 AM hyikko.com ↗

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mtnrabi · 3h ago
I love traveling, but I noticed a huge pain when searching for cheaper flights: you typically need to manually check different dates, nearby airports, and combinations.

It’s messy, slow, and you usually miss cheaper options just because you’re not exhaustive enough.

So I created an engine that live scrape google flights & sky scanner that lets you search many combinations with a single sentence. For example:

“3-night roundtrip from London to Paris or Rome in the next 30 days, Thursday to Sunday only”

This lets you quickly find the best match — cheaper, faster, or a combination of both — without clicking through countless calendar menus.

Tech stack (in case you’re curious): API: FastAPI (Python, using MCP for LLM communication) Hosting: AWS (using free tier services + some credits from one of their programs), Netlify for frontend Design: Next.js + a lightweight UI

I originally built it for myself, but now it's free and available if you want to give it a spin. Would love your feedback — whether it's on UI, functionality, or scaling.