fast-flights
The fast, robust, strongly-typed Google Flights scraper (API) implemented in Python.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package solves a real problem (fast, programmatic Google Flights access) with low install friction, active maintenance, no security issues, and permissive licensing. The main caveat is that scraping Google Flights carries legal and operational risk—Google may block or change the underlying Protobuf format without notice, and terms of service compliance is the user's responsibility. If you accept that risk and need fast flight data lookup, this is a solid choice.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-06-17 (58 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-02 · 1,886 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 159,314 downloads/mo, #10,699 on PyPI
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pip install fast-flights
from fast_flights import FlightQuery, Passengers, create_query, get_flights
query = create_query(
flights=[FlightQuery(date="YYYY-MM-DD", from_airport="MYJ", to_airport="TPE")],
seat="economy",
trip="one-way",
passengers=Passengers(adults=1)
)
res = get_flights(query)- Whether Google's terms of service permit this scraping approach or if blocking is likely.
- Stability of the Protobuf schema as Google Flights evolves its internal API.
- Whether the SearchApi integration requires a paid account or API key.
- Performance characteristics under high-volume or concurrent query scenarios.
What it is and what it does
fast-flights is a Python scraper that queries Google Flights by reverse-engineering the Base64-encoded Protobuf format Google uses internally for flight search parameters. Rather than using browser automation, it constructs and decodes Protobuf messages directly, making it significantly faster for programmatic flight lookups. The package provides a strongly-typed API to specify departure/arrival airports, dates, seat class, trip type, and passenger counts, then returns structured flight results.
The library ships with optional integrations for BrightData (IP rotation) and SearchApi (richer data). It requires three runtime dependencies: primp, protobuf, and selectolax. The package is actively maintained with no known security vulnerabilities and supports current Python versions.
Use it for
- Build a travel recommendation chatbot that queries live flight availability and pricing without browser overhead.
- Aggregate flight prices across multiple date/route combinations for price-monitoring or deal-finding applications.
- Integrate flight search into a booking or trip-planning platform where speed and structured data matter.
- Scrape flight data for research or analysis, using BrightData integration to avoid IP blocking.
- Compare fares across seat classes and trip types programmatically for a travel comparison tool.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package solves a real problem (fast, programmatic Google Flights access) with low install friction, active maintenance, no security issues, and permissive licensing. The main caveat is that scraping Google Flights carries legal and operational risk—Google may block or change the underlying Protobuf format without notice, and terms of service compliance is the user's responsibility. If you accept that risk and need fast flight data lookup, this is a solid choice.
Install
fast-flights on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities. Requires Python 3.10 or later.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install fast-flights
from fast_flights import FlightQuery, Passengers, create_query, get_flights
query = create_query(
flights=[FlightQuery(date="YYYY-MM-DD", from_airport="MYJ", to_airport="TPE")],
seat="economy",
trip="one-way",
passengers=Passengers(adults=1)
)
res = get_flights(query)Verify before relying
- Whether Google's terms of service permit this scraping approach or if blocking is likely.
- Stability of the Protobuf schema as Google Flights evolves its internal API.
- Whether the SearchApi integration requires a paid account or API key.
- Performance characteristics under high-volume or concurrent query scenarios.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesprimpprotobufselectolax |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 58 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 159,314 / month, #10,699 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: fast_flights-3.0.2-py3-none-any.whl
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