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There is always http://hipmunk.com, which I think has the best UX of any of them (although maybe it is lacking some features, but none I would use anyhow).

Edit: Doh, fixed the link!

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I'd recommend www.skyscanner.net, at least for the European users. Sure, they lack simplistic interfaces of Hipmunk or Kayak but when it comes to actually finding the cheapest tickets and best connections on the old contintent low fare airlines market they're, IMHO, the most reliable.

I'm a big fan of skyscanner. Being able to ask questions like 'what are the cheapest flight from my local airport over this weekend' make for fun trip planning.

I've found Google Flights[1] to be a much better experience than either. It is stupid fast and has a great interface for comparing prices if dates are flexible.

[1] http://www.google.com/flights/

Hipmunk looks interesting, haven't seen it before. Minimalist is the way to go, I think. Can't stand busy travel sites that try to be everything to everyone.

That's hipmunk.com, not hipmonk; however, it looks like they own that typo domain and redirect it.

Hipmunk's visualization is a great way to show the flight times.

I also love the tabs they use to open different searches. I live equal distance to three airports and can quickly compare prices at each.

To compare prices between three airports in the same metro, couldn't you use the "include nearby airports" function and just look at the filter list and see the lowest price from each? Just wondering if you've tried that vs. running 3 different searches.

I agree their UI is somewhat nicer, but they don't have all the features. In particular they don't have one way.

Hipmunk definitely does one way, just don't fill in a return city :)

They do, you just leave the return date blank.

Not great UX on a site priding themselves on UI.

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