Aviasales Flight Prices vs Travelpayouts MCP
A side-by-side look at the Aviasales Flight Prices and Travelpayouts MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Aviasales Flight PricesTravel & Transportation · Local subprocess (stdio)Flight price search via Aviasales/Travelpayouts: fares by route, cheapest days, flexible dates.56GoodAuth: api key requiredVerdict: choose Aviasales Flight Prices for travel & transportation work as a local process; choose Travelpayouts MCP for travel & transportation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
AChoose Aviasales Flight Prices when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
AVIASALES_API_TOKEN, AVIASALES_MARKET. - You want tools like
search_flights, get_prices_calendar, get_flexible_date_prices.
Choose Travelpayouts MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_flights_prices, get_cheapest_month, get_calendar_prices.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Aviasales Flight Prices | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Transportation | Travel & Transportation |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | AVIASALES_API_TOKENAVIASALES_MARKET | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 14 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | 13 |
| Full listing | View Aviasales Flight Prices | View Travelpayouts MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Aviasales Flight Prices tools 13
search_flightsPrices between two cities on a date or across a month (v3/prices_for_dates)get_prices_calendarPrices grouped by day or month — the cheapest day to flyget_flexible_date_pricesPrices for the days around your dates — "would shifting a day be cheaper?"get_latest_pricesMost recently found fares, optionally filtered by routeget_popular_directionsWhere travellers reach a destination **fromget_city_directionsCheapest destinations reachable **from** a city — inspiration searchget_alternative_directionsPrices for nearby airports/citiessearch_by_price_rangeFlights inside a budget; omit the destination to search anywhere (no date filter — the endpoint ignores one)lookup_airlinesAirlines by name or IATA codelookup_airportsAirports by name, IATA code, or city codelookup_citiesCities by name or IATA code — turn a city name into a codelookup_countriesCountries by name or code- +1 more on the listing page
Travelpayouts MCP tools 13
search_flights_pricesSearch cheap flights by route, dates, and currencyget_cheapest_monthFind cheapest flights for an entire monthget_calendar_pricesPrice calendar showing cheapest price per dayget_popular_directionsPopular flight directions from a city with pricesget_airline_directionsRoutes served by a specific airlineget_special_offersCurrent special flight deals across all routesget_direct_routesSearch only non-stop flights between two citiesget_nearest_pricesPrices for ±N days around a target date (flexible travel)search_hotelsSearch hotels by city with dates and guest countget_hotel_pricesGet prices for a specific hotel by IDlookup_airportsSearch/autocomplete airports by name or IATA codelookup_airlinesSearch airlines by name or IATA/ICAO code- +1 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Aviasales Flight Prices
{
"mcpServers": {
"aviasales-flight-prices": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"aviasales-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AVIASALES_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_AVIASALES_API_TOKEN_HERE",
"AVIASALES_MARKET": "YOUR_AVIASALES_MARKET_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Travelpayouts MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"travelpayouts-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@theyahia/travelpayouts-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Aviasales Flight Prices is categorized under Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Travelpayouts MCP belongs to Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Aviasales Flight Prices for travel & transportation work and Travelpayouts MCP for travel & transportation.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Aviasales Flight Prices has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. Travelpayouts MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add aviasales-flight-prices and travelpayouts-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Aviasales Flight Prices has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 14 GitHub stars. Travelpayouts MCP has 53/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
