Flytoday vs Aviasales Flight Prices
A side-by-side look at the Flytoday and Aviasales Flight Prices 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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FlytodayTravel & Transportation · Local subprocess (stdio)Unofficial read-only Flytoday: Iranian and international flights, hotels, villas, trains, buses.53GoodAuth: no auth requiredA
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 Flytoday for travel & transportation work as a local process; choose Aviasales Flight Prices 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?
FChoose Flytoday when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
ft_find_airport, ft_search_flights, ft_flight_calendar.
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.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | F Flytoday | A Aviasales Flight Prices |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Transportation | Travel & Transportation |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | AVIASALES_API_TOKENAVIASALES_MARKET |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 14 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 22 | 13 |
| Full listing | View Flytoday | View Aviasales Flight Prices |
Tools & capabilities
Flytoday tools 22
ft_find_airportFinds IATA codes for Iranian and international cities and airports, or lists the popular onesft_search_flightsSearches one-way or round-trip flights with filters, sorting and paging, in Toman, with fare_source_code and search_idft_flight_calendarShows the cheapest fare per departure day around a date and marks the cheapest dayft_flight_detailsGives the refund and change rules, baggage and international entry notes of one fareft_find_hotel_placeFind city, region and hotel ids for hotels, and region codes for villa stays; popular places when emptyft_search_hotelsPriced hotels of a city or region for dates: whole-stay and per-night Toman, stars, score, refundable, mealft_hotelOne hotel: room and meal offers with price, rooms left and cancellation terms, room details, basicsft_hotel_reviewsGuest reviews of a hotel with score, text, pros and consft_search_staysVillas and apartments in Iran for dates, cheapest first, Toman per night and totalft_stayOne villa or apartment: details, price calendar with blocked days, reviewsft_find_stationTrain station codes by city name, or the popular stationsft_search_trainsTrains between two stations on a date: company, class, times, seats left, price per adult- +10 more on the listing page
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
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.
Flytoday
{
"mcpServers": {
"flytoday": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"flytoday-mcp"
]
}
}
}
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"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Flytoday is categorized under Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Aviasales Flight Prices belongs to Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Flytoday for travel & transportation work and Aviasales Flight Prices 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.
Flytoday is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Aviasales Flight Prices has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. 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 flytoday and aviasales-flight-prices as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Flytoday has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Aviasales Flight Prices has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 14 GitHub stars.