Skyfare

How it works

Real fares, every stop combination, and a score you can hold us to.

Skyfare is a research tool, not a travel agency. It shows you what airlines and booking sites are selling right now, explains how reliable each price is, and hands you off to a booking site you already trust.

01

Where the prices come from

Every search asks Google Flights (via SerpApi) for bookable one-way or round-trip itineraries between your airports on your dates, in your cabin and currency. Each answer includes the exact flights, connection airports, aircraft, and cabin — and the same fares you'd see if you searched Google Flights yourself. Round trips are assembled from the strongest options in each direction and priced as a combined total.

Results are held for 15 minutes so repeat searches are instant. The "Refresh prices" button forces a fresh pull.

02

Nonstop, one stop, two or more — compared honestly

Up to 80 itineraries are normalised into a single shape: total travel time, number of stops, each layover's length, overnight connections, and day changes. Three picks are highlighted for every search:

  • Cheapest — the lowest total price.
  • Fastest — the shortest door-to-door time.
  • Best overall — a blend of price (55%), duration (35%), a penalty per stop and a small nudge from the confidence score.

Filters let you cut the list by stops, airline, price, travel time, departure window, bag inclusion and minimum confidence.

03

The Jev price-confidence score

Jev is a typed-decision model: rather than writing prose, it returns a probability-weighted score against a rubric you define. For each fare Skyfare supplies the market context (how many fares came back, min, median and max price, the cheapest nonstop and fastest option) plus that fare's seats left, ticketing deadline, fare brand, carrier type, connection times and how its price compares with similar fares. Jev places it on this five-level scale, and the 0–100 number is its weighted position on that scale:

  1. Very low 0–19

    One seat or fewer left, the ticketing deadline is today, a connection under 45 minutes, or a price more than 40% below every other fare with the same number of stops.

  2. Low 20–39

    Two or three seats left, a basic/light fare on a low-cost carrier where bags and seats push the real total up, or a 45–59 minute connection.

  3. Medium 40–59

    Four to six seats left, a standard fare, every connection at least an hour, and nothing else risky.

  4. High 60–79

    Seven or more seats, a mainline carrier, a standard or better fare, connections between one and four hours, no instant-ticketing requirement.

  5. Very high 80–100

    Nine seats, mainline carrier, nonstop or a single 1–3 hour connection, ticketing deadline three or more days away, and a standard fare or an included checked bag.

Jev also reports how concentrated its answer is. When that certainty is low, the badge says "uncertain" so you treat the number as a rough guide rather than a verdict.

Interactive example

Three fares. Which would you trust?

Choose on price first, then let Jev inspect the evidence.

Illustrative data

Price alone points to BudgetAir at $168. Is it really the smartest choice?

04

The "good deal" signal

Separately from reliability, Jev answers a yes/no question for each fare: is it at or below the median for its number of stops with a total time within 30% of the fastest option — or simply the cheapest overall? Fares with a 70%+ "yes" get the Good deal tag. A cheap-but-shaky fare can be a good deal with low confidence; the two signals are deliberately kept apart.

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Booking links

Skyfare doesn't take payment. Every fare opens "Details & book" with links to Google Flights, Kayak, Skyscanner, Expedia, Kiwi.com and the operating airline's own site. The links are pre-filled with your airports, dates, passengers, cabin, and — where the site supports it — the itinerary's airline and stop count, so the same fare is one or two clicks away. The booking site always confirms the final price.

Ready when you are

Two airports, a date, and you'll have every option with a confidence score in under 15 seconds.

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