# Google API: List cheap flight destinations

> Lists cheap round-trip destinations from a city on Google Travel Explore, sorted by fare, optionally within a region, travel month, trip length and nonstop only. Links search Google Flights for the shown dates.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/google.com/list-cheap-destinations
- Method: `google.com/list_cheap_destinations`, version 1
- Website: google.com
- Returns: destination city, country, round-trip price, dates, flight duration, stops, airline, image, Google Flights link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `month` | string | no |  | Travel month as YYYY-MM, for example 2026-11; blank searches the next six months. Default "". |
| `origin` | string | yes | `"Chicago"` | Departure city or airport, for example Chicago. |
| `region` | string | no |  | Destination country or continent, for example Europe; blank means anywhere. Default "". |
| `currency` | string | no |  | Currency code, for example USD. Default "USD". |
| `max_results` | integer | no |  | Maximum destinations, for example 30. Default 30. |
| `trip_length` | string | no |  | Trip length, for example weekend. One of "weekend", "one_week", "two_weeks". Default "one_week". |
| `nonstop_only` | boolean | no |  | Only show nonstop flights, for example false. Default false. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "origin": "Chicago"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "destinations": [
    {
      "stops": 0,
      "airline": "Frontier",
      "country": "United States",
      "currency": "USD",
      "return_date": "2026-11-07",
      "departure_date": "2026-10-29",
      "flight_duration": "3 hr 10 min",
      "destination_city": "Miami",
      "round_trip_price": 106,
      "google_flights_link": "https://www.google.com/travel/flights?q=Flights+from+Chicago+to+Miami+on+2026-10-29+through+2026-11-07&curr=USD",
      "destination_image_link": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrG9OUnELSUuakgLFhP8lNaCon9j4U7QzgO7J1NWTOnxKY2kx9cuLRFjwf3pGLPQ2qUcuX2TVXirLt85v2ArUDY1SwKOlHSUyAlpWJg4U"
    },
    {
      "stops": 0,
      "airline": "Frontier",
      "country": "United States",
      "currency": "USD",
      "return_date": "2026-11-07",
      "departure_date": "2026-10-29",
      "flight_duration": "3 hr 10 min",
      "destination_city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "round_trip_price": 106,
      "google_flights_link": "https://www.google.com/travel/flights?q=Flights+from+Chicago+to+Fort+Lauderdale+on+2026-10-29+through+2026-11-07&curr=USD",
      "destination_image_link": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2tVG3-tYrOMKlhXOfCR2kPLmJ0jRGqs2wQxZrGPw3LFJu6nYbPgrF0Ii72zFG4aHY-o7VD2l8oyT793jaEpa4HUN6OFn9R4AMiwRRpkA"
    },
    {
      "stops": 0,
      "airline": "Frontier",
      "country": "United States",
      "currency": "USD",
      "return_date": "2026-10-26",
      "departure_date": "2026-10-19",
      "flight_duration": "2 hr 23 min",
      "destination_city": "Philadelphia",
      "round_trip_price": 128,
      "google_flights_link": "https://www.google.com/travel/flights?q=Flights+from+Chicago+to+Philadelphia+on+2026-10-19+through+2026-10-26&curr=USD",
      "destination_image_link": "https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ6OWexyxWA8QRv4R9JAdkAuADMy8eVh4Rv3pAmqJKysRUfM5l2PE-ByobWMCuaXcTMR2vI7jGuxAxMI0-41M_yJK_d_8T5Ojf0g3hIfHg"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"google.com/list_cheap_destinations","input":{"origin":"Chicago"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What are the cheapest places I can fly round-trip from Chicago for a week in November 2026?
- Show me budget nonstop weekend getaways from Denver, sorted by price.
- Use Google Travel Explore to find the 10 cheapest two-week trips from Boston to Europe in March 2027, with prices in EUR.
- I'm in Seattle and want a cheap one-week vacation somewhere in Asia sometime in the next six months — which destinations have the lowest round-trip fares?
- Pull a list of the 50 cheapest destinations from Atlanta on Google Flights, nonstop only, for a weekend trip in October 2026.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "origin"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "month": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Travel month as YYYY-MM, for example 2026-11; blank searches the next six months."
    },
    "origin": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Departure city or airport, for example Chicago."
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Destination country or continent, for example Europe; blank means anywhere."
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "USD",
      "description": "Currency code, for example USD."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 30,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum destinations, for example 30."
    },
    "trip_length": {
      "enum": [
        "weekend",
        "one_week",
        "two_weeks"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "one_week",
      "description": "Trip length, for example weekend."
    },
    "nonstop_only": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Only show nonstop flights, for example false."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "destinations"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "destinations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "destination_city",
          "country",
          "round_trip_price",
          "currency",
          "departure_date",
          "return_date",
          "flight_duration",
          "stops",
          "airline",
          "destination_image_link",
          "google_flights_link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "stops": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "airline": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "currency": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "return_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "departure_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "flight_duration": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "destination_city": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "round_trip_price": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "google_flights_link": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "destination_image_link": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

- [Google API: Search Google Flights](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/search-flights.md): Finds Google Flights options for a route and date with prices, local times, stops and emissions. Round-trip searches list outbound choices with their displayed round-trip fares.
- [Google API: Get cheapest flight dates in a month](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-cheapest-dates.md): Finds the lowest Google Flights fare for each departure date in a month between two places, for one-way trips or a fixed trip length, with the cheapest option and any price insight shown.
- [Google API: Search Google Hotels](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/search-hotels.md): Finds places to stay in a city or area for given dates on Google Hotels, with nightly and total prices, hotel class, guest ratings, amenities, address and cheapest booking site. Optional filters for price, stars and rating; vacation rentals are left out. Prices and availability can change.
- [Google API: Get directions](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-directions.md): Gets up to three Google Maps routes between two places, with distances, travel times and step-by-step directions.
- [Google API: Get hotel reviews from Google Hotels](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-hotel-reviews.md): Finds a hotel on Google Hotels by name and city and returns its guest reviews in the chosen order, its Google rating and review count, and topic ratings averaged from the returned reviews that rate each topic.
- [Google API: List market indexes](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/list-market-indexes.md): Lists major stock market indexes on Google Finance with their current levels, changes and quote times. Quotes may be delayed, and indexes Google does not show are left out.
- [Google API: Get interest by region](https://fous.com/methods/trends.google.com/get-interest-by-region.md): Shows where a search term has the highest relative Google Trends interest, by country worldwide or by region within a country. Scores run from 0 to 100.
- [Google API: Get company ads](https://fous.com/methods/adstransparency.google.com/get-company-ads.md): Finds a verified advertiser in the Google Ads Transparency Center by company name or website domain and returns its Google ads with dates, regions, previews and ad pages. Counts may be approximate; regions and media previews are read for the first 40 ads.
- [All Google methods](https://fous.com/methods/google.com.md)
