{"source":"Fly or Tesla?","disclaimer":"Independent, unpaid project, not affiliated with Tesla, Inc. or any airline. Modelled estimates, not quotes. The author prefers driving; the full method is published at /cost-method. Every rate, its publisher and its year are listed at /sources.","sources":"https://flyortesla.com/sources","url":"/albany-ny-to-fort-lauderdale-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Albany, NY to Fort Lauderdale, FL?","answer":"Albany, NY to Fort Lauderdale, FL is 1,402 mi by road — 23h 56m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 16m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $400 against $545 to drive, and it saves 17h 40m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 79 and the flight 68.","origin":"Albany, NY","destination":"Fort Lauderdale, FL","drive_miles":1402,"drive_minutes":1436,"charge_stops":8,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":376,"flight_miles":1199,"tesla_cost_usd":545,"fly_cost_usd":400,"tesla_stress":79,"fly_stress":68,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-09T17:30:46.341+00:00"}