Google Flights MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that creates travel agent-level flight plans using the fast-flights API.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Google Flights MCP MCP server?

Google Flights MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Google Flights MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. A Model Context Protocol server that creates travel agent-level flight plans using the fast-flights API.

What you get

  • Search for one-way and round-trip flights
  • Create comprehensive travel plans based on trip parameters
  • Get airport code information
  • Use templates for common travel queries

What the assistant can call

Once Google Flights MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • search_one_way_flights — Search for one-way flights between airports
  • search_round_trip_flights — Search for round-trip flights between airports
  • create_travel_plan — Generate a comprehensive travel plan

Setting it up

@modelcontextprotocol/inspector on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: PYTHONPATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Google Flights MCP's toolset — search_one_way_flights, search_round_trip_flights, create_travel_plan — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by salamentic; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the google flights mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_one_way_flightsSearch for one-way flights between airports
search_round_trip_flightsSearch for round-trip flights between airports
create_travel_planGenerate a comprehensive travel plan

How to install the Google Flights MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-flights": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
PYTHONPATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google Flights MCP to search one way flights.
  • Use Google Flights MCP to search round trip flights.
  • Use Google Flights MCP to create travel plan.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Google Flights MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (search_one_way_flights, search_round_trip_flights, create_travel_plan) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Google Flights MCP directly.