{"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":"/austin-mn-to-las-vegas-nv","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Austin, MN to Las Vegas, NV?","answer":"Austin, MN to Las Vegas, NV is 1,586 mi by road — 26h 41m of driving and 9 Supercharger stops — against 6h 28m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $413 against $592 to drive, and it saves 20h 13m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 45 and the flight 56.","origin":"Austin, MN","destination":"Las Vegas, NV","drive_miles":1586,"drive_minutes":1601,"charge_stops":9,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":388,"flight_miles":1297,"tesla_cost_usd":592,"fly_cost_usd":413,"tesla_stress":45,"fly_stress":56,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":6,"updated_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:04.264+00:00"}