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Millions of people use a meta search engine or flight comparison site to discover cheap flights and then click through to on an airline website or travel agent to book their ticket. However, CheapFlightsFinder.com. the worlds first meta-meta flight search® engine has discovered that your favourite flight aggregator may not provide you with the cheapest possible option.
Cheap Flights Finder selected 10 of the top flight search engines and examined their round trip flight results for popular long haul summer destinations flying from major US and UK airports.
CheapFlightsFinder.com analysed Skyscanner, KAYAK, momondo, Cheapflights, Google flights, Dohop, Jetcost, Jetradar, Hipmunk and Kiwi.com on the same round trip routes, on the same dates, at exactly the same time and compared the results.
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=£486, cheapest direct flight=£570
Kayak:
cheapest flight=£486, cheapest direct flight=£570
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=£488, cheapest direct flight=£594
Momondo:
cheapest flight=£419, cheapest direct flight=£570
Google flights:
cheapest flight=£505, cheapest direct flight=£570
Dohop:
cheapest flight=£482, cheapest direct flight=£520
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=£444, cheapest direct flight=£521
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=£413, cheapest direct flight=£482
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=£500 cheapest direct flight=£500
Kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=£350, cheapest direct flight=£550
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=£350 kiwi, cheapest direct flight=£482 Jetradar
Most expensive flight=£505 google, most expensive direct flight=£594 Skyscanner
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=Save 30.69%
cheapest direct flight=Save 18.86%
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=£591, cheapest direct flight=£630
Kayak:
cheapest flight=£574, cheapest direct flight=£630
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=£553, cheapest direct flight=£664
Momondo:
cheapest flight=£479, cheapest direct flight=£630
Google flights:
cheapest flight=£585, cheapest direct flight=£630
Dohop:
cheapest flight=£567, cheapest direct flight=£624
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=£486, cheapest direct flight=£601
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=£565, cheapest direct flight=£637
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=£595 cheapest direct flight=£624
Kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=£454, cheapest direct flight=£673
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=£454 kiwi, cheapest direct flight=£601 jetcost
Most expensive flight=£595 Hipmunk, Most expensive direct flight=£673 kiwi
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=Save 23%
cheapest direct flight=Save 10.7%
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=918, cheapest direct flight=988
Kayak:
cheapest flight=917, cheapest direct flight=1001
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=960, cheapest direct flight=960
Momondo:
cheapest flight=918, cheapest direct flight=988
Google flights:
cheapest flight=950, cheapest direct flight=1162
Dohop:
cheapest flight=993, cheapest direct flight=993
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=882, cheapest direct flight=882
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=897, cheapest direct flight=1000
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=960 cheapest direct flight=960
Kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=777, cheapest direct flight=1056
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=777 kiwi, cheapest direct flight=882 jetcost
most expensive flight=993 dohop, most expensive direct flight=1162 google
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=Save 21.75%
cheapest direct flight=Save 24.1%
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=825, cheapest direct flight=N/A
Kayak:
cheapest flight=825, cheapest direct flight=1344
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=770, cheapest direct flight=N/A
Momondo:
cheapest flight=872, cheapest direct flight=1344
Google flights:
cheapest flight=863, cheapest direct flight=N/A
Dohop:
cheapest flight=872, cheapest direct flight=1116
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=878, cheapest direct flight=1064
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=816, cheapest direct flight=1133
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=861 cheapest direct flight=N/A
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=820, cheapest direct flight=1573
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=770 skyscanner, cheapest direct flight=1064 dohop
most expensive flight=878 jetcost, most expensive direct flight=1573 kiwi
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=12.3% savings
cheapest direct flight=32.36% savings
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=447, cheapest direct flight=553
Kayak:
cheapest flight=447, cheapest direct flight=543
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=440, cheapest direct flight=558
Momondo:
cheapest flight=447, cheapest direct flight=553
Google flights:
cheapest flight=536, cheapest direct flight=591
Dohop:
cheapest flight=453, cheapest direct flight=559
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=450, cheapest direct flight=556
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=454, cheapest direct flight=538
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=440 cheapest direct flight=558
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=472, cheapest direct flight=552
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=440 skyscanner, cheapest direct flight=538 jetradar
most expensive flight=536 google, most expensive direct flight=591 google
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=18.28% savings
cheapest direct flight=8.97% savings
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=495, cheapest direct flight=495
Kayak:
cheapest flight=494, cheapest direct flight=495
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=451, cheapest direct flight=493
Momondo:
cheapest flight=486, cheapest direct flight=512
Google flights:
cheapest flight=465, cheapest direct flight=576
Dohop:
cheapest flight=367, cheapest direct flight=516
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=361, cheapest direct flight=496
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=367, cheapest direct flight=505
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=493 cheapest direct flight=493
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=484, cheapest direct flight=556
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=361 jetcost, cheapest direct flight=493 skyscanner
most expensive flight=486 Momondo, most expensive direct flight=576 google
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=25.72% savings
cheapest direct flight=14.58% savings
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=682, cheapest direct flight=1738
Kayak:
cheapest flight=682, cheapest direct flight=1900
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=660, cheapest direct flight=1443
Momondo:
cheapest flight=671, cheapest direct flight=1703
Google flights:
cheapest flight=735, cheapest direct flight=1740
Dohop:
cheapest flight=662, cheapest direct flight=1517
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=645, cheapest direct flight=1585
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=650, cheapest direct flight=1465
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=668 cheapest direct flight=1521
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=679, cheapest direct flight=1894
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=645 jetcost, cheapest direct flight=1443 skyscanner
most expensive flight=735 google, most expensive direct flight=1900 kayak
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=12.24% savings
cheapest direct flight=24.05% savings
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=793, cheapest direct flight=1204
Kayak:
cheapest flight=793, cheapest direct flight=1204
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=822, cheapest direct flight=874
Momondo:
cheapest flight=793, cheapest direct flight=1175
Google flights:
cheapest flight=849, cheapest direct flight=1216
Dohop:
cheapest flight=835, cheapest direct flight=1191
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=755, cheapest direct flight=1125
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=755, cheapest direct flight=1187
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=849 cheapest direct flight=1230
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=706, cheapest direct flight=1201
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=706 kiwi, cheapest direct flight=874 Skyscanner
most expensive flight=849 Hipmunk, most expensive direct flight=1230 Hipmunk
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=16.84% savings
cheapest direct flight=28.94% savings
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=432, cheapest direct flight=707
Kayak:
cheapest flight=432, cheapest direct flight=700
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=445, cheapest direct flight=673
Momondo:
cheapest flight=432, cheapest direct flight=669
Google flights:
cheapest flight=441, cheapest direct flight=876
Dohop:
cheapest flight=430, cheapest direct flight=662
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=454, cheapest direct flight=621
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=438, cheapest direct flight=623
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=437 cheapest direct flight=654
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=501, cheapest direct flight=699
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=430 dohop, cheapest direct flight=621 jetcost
most expensive flight=501 kiwi, most expensive direct flight=876 google
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=14.17% savings
cheapest direct flight=29.11% savings
Cheapflights:
cheapest flight=926
Kayak:
cheapest flight=992
Skyscanner:
cheapest flight=842
Momondo:
cheapest flight=926
Google flights:
cheapest flight=1000
Dohop:
cheapest flight=620
Jetcost:
cheapest flight=989
Jetradar:
cheapest flight=629
Hipmunk:
cheapest flight=853
kiwi.com:
cheapest flight=673
Conclusion:
cheapest flight=620 dohop, cheapest direct flight=no direct flights
most expensive flight=1000 google
Potential savings through meta-meta search:
cheapest flight=38% savings
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The results revealed huge price differences between the various search engines for last minute long haul summer flight routes. The biggest price difference noted was a whopping 38% between Google Flights and Dohop for a return flight in August from San Francisco to Rome. Dohop’s cheapest price was $620 while Google Flights Cheapest price was $1000.
Other savings to be had included 30% off a flight in August from London to New York, if you book through Kiwi.com (£350) instead of Google Flights (£505) and a saving of almost 20% off of a direct flight to New York from London if you search through Jetradar (£482) instead of Skyscanner which came in the most expensive at £594.
Momondo was most expensive for a return flight from New York to Paris coming in at $486 while Jetcost beat it by almost 26% coming in at $361, resulting in a saving of $125. Hipmunk proved to be the most expensive for a direct flight to Rome from Chicago in August, costing $1230, almost 30% more than the cheapest direct flight found on Skyscanner for $874.
KAYAK also produced the most expensive result for a direct round trip flight from New York to Tokyo, coming in at $1900, a full 24% more than a similar direct flight via Skyscanner at $1443.
There was no standout winner or loser said CheapFlightsFinder CEO Shahab Siddiqui - “One particular search engine may find the cheapest indirect route but not fare so well for direct flights. Or one search engine may be cheapest on one route one day only for it to be the most expensive the next day. The best advice remains to search as many different flight comparison engines as you can to be sure of the best flight at an optimal price that suits you. You can potentially save up to 30% by adopting this one simple strategy.”
CheapFlightsFinder.com makes this comparison easy due to its trademarked ‘meta-meta flight search®’ engine. Their unique dashboard enables you to compare all the different search engines side by side in a matter of seconds, a task that would otherwise take a painstakingly long time to complete.
To test our meta-meta flight search® engine and discover further money saving tips visit: CheapFlightsFinder.com/flights
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