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How to use Google Flights Multi City to get cheapest flight?[2022]

Did you ever get the feeling that the Google flights to Orlando you just booked is cheaper from a near by airport? 

Next time better use Google Flights Multi city/ Airport hack to get the cheapest flight ticket from the airports nearby your starting point.

How to use Google Flights Multi city to get cheapest flight?

While selecting "From" location or "To" location, just click on the Location icon (the little inverted droplet like thing) next to your city name and Google flights will include nearby airport locations as well in the results it displays!!

There are few more way to do this, need more details? Keep on reading...

Do read all 7 Google Flights Hacks That will get you cheap flights.


    Google Flights Multi Airport selection is a easy way to find the cheapest flights between the airports that are near to your starting point or landing point.

    There are three ways to add the nearby airports while booking flight on Google

    1. Click on the location icon 

    Just click on location icon next to your origin or arrival city or both.

    Check out this Gif that show you exact steps to follow:

    Eg: Selecting Multi Airport from New York to Atlanta.

    Google Flights From Newyork

     

    2. Click on the + icon next to your city 

    Once you have selected one city, a + icon will appear in the city selection box. Click on it either on departure or arrival box, search and add airport. You can add 7 airports!!

    Eg. The Gif below adds multiple airports from Dallas

    Google Flights From Dallas


    3. Type multiple cities separate by commas

    Another way is to enter multiple cities separated by commas.

    Type in first city, select it. Type a comma and enter more city names.

    Eg. the Gif below shows multiple airports to Orlando

    Google Flights to Orlando


    Which ever method you choose out of three, Google Flights will show you results from multiple airports to multiple airports as per your selection.

    You just have a look at the cost of flight, location and go ahead with your booking.

    Collective Airport Codes

    Most of the big cities around the world has multiple nearby airports, you don't have to key in or search for each airport instead you can  use Collective Airport Code.

    What this code does is it automatically takes all the nearby airports in one shot!

    City Code
    Paris PAR
    London LON
    Chicago CHI
    New York NYC
    Tokyo TYO


    How Multi Airport trick save money on flights?

    Let's say you are in New York and want to go to Dallas, you may find cheaper flights from Newark if you are willing to travel till Newark by road or vice versa.

    In case the cost of traveling by road is significantly lower, you can opt for the other city!

    Megabus offers tickets as cheap as $1, do read Hack to Get $1 ticket on MegaBus

    Other case could be you are planning for a National park that is equidistance from multiple airports, just by keying in all the airports you will get the flight fare in one go!

    Benefits Of Using Multi Airport 

    What makes this feature powerful is you don't have to waste time by searching for each city.

    The results are displayed in group and you can immediately make your decision which city to fly to or fly from!

    Is Multi Airport same as Multi City?

    No, in multi airport you can select multiple airports of departure or arrival.

    In Multi city, you select an Origin and destination city and while returning you select a different city for the return journey.

    Conclusion:
    Multi airport can definitely save you some money if you are fine with taking the flight from a different city.

    Multi airport is just one trick on Flights by Google, do read more tricks to get cheap airfare using Google Flights



    Rajeshh Prasad

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