[dice]

>I almost never use anything other google flights when searching for a ticket. The UI is just so much better and easier to use than the ridiculous bloated crap that most travel sites are

Funny, I was just thinking of how dissapointing the Google UI was: it took me three clicks and two page loads to see where and for how long a layover was. Have you tried Hipmunk[0]? Their interface for flight listings is the best I've ever used.

0: https://www.hipmunk.com

[waqf]

What are you talking about? The layover info in Google Flights is right there in the right-hand column of the results list, "1h 48m in IAD".

I don't see how it could appear any sooner unless it telepathically, I mean, machine-learningally knew your destination and dates before you entered them.

[dice]

Hm, yes in the case where there's only one layover it does say where and for how long. It doesn't show you that detail for 2+ layovers, and it doesn't show you what the length of the legs are or the local arrival/depature times on the comparison screen.

[forgotpwtomain]

It takes one click to unroll the flight details which show the layovers and arrival-departure times. The fact that hipmunk doesn't have a monthly calendar with prices makes it significantly worse than google flights for me.

Not to mention a few other missing features, such as google's explore nearby destinations map, which is very handy.

[JoshTriplett]

Seconding Hipmunk; incredibly good UI.

[bruce_one]

Indeed, I decided to try it out (having never used it before) and was very impressed.

Historically my flight booking priorities were pretty much 100% price related, but now they're a combination of price and duration.

Alas most sites only let you order by one or the other (literal example: 35 hour flight for $1850; change the sort to duration; 15 hour flight $3300, scroll through the list for _ages_ to try and find the best combination of the two).

Then select the best option outbound, only to find out the return flight is 36 hours... Or that the 16 hour option adds another $800 to the price.

The HipMunk UI was really nice for finding good duration flights in both directions, whilst also making it clear the price implications of which return leg I used (which to me is uncommon, because so many sites treat them as disparate steps, so a change in return flight means you get kicked back to step one.

Not strictly comparing the experience to Google Flights (as I haven't really used it), but to a lot of other flight search sites I've used (Kayak, SkyScanner, WebJet, Airline sites, IWantThatFlight, HelloWorld, among others).

The HipMunk UI actually facilitated that search really well. Very impressed :-) (And it seemed to have equally good prices for the flights I looked at compared to other sites.)

[wodenokoto]

Momondo also let's you sort by "best", which is a combination of price and time.

[largote]

Hipmunk's UI is amazing if you know what you're looking at.

[rconti]

Yeah. I've never used Google flights. I always use Hipmunk. Off to check out Google Flights for a trip I'm about to book.

[rconti]

To reply to myself, yeah, Google Flights UI leaves a lot to be desired vs Hipmunk. The visualization of flights and layovers on Hipmunk is vastly better.

I like how prominent Google Flights makes the layovers in text form, but it's not visual, and you can't sort by agony.

These days I pretty much only fly nonstop or the shortest possible route if a layover is absolutely necessary. Looking at flights right now, the cheapest flight SFO-Frankfurt is 15h of travel and goes through Dallas (!!) vs 10h of travel for the nonstop. No-brainer, especially when you factor in getting on and off the planes, the risk of missed connections, etc.

[overcast]

I think Hipmunk wastes a tremendous amount of space, in a project timeline type view that is just plain unnecessary. Google Flights, is a simple list, with filters, and it's fast. The calendar view with the pricing is ridiculously helpful.