{"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-tx-to-los-angeles-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Austin, TX to Los Angeles, CA?","answer":"Austin, TX to Los Angeles, CA is 1,378 mi by road — 23h 36m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 21m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $405 against $542 to drive, and it saves 17h 15m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 78 and the flight 68.","origin":"Austin, TX","destination":"Los Angeles, CA","drive_miles":1378,"drive_minutes":1416,"charge_stops":8,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":381,"flight_miles":1239,"tesla_cost_usd":542,"fly_cost_usd":405,"tesla_stress":78,"fly_stress":68,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-02T22:23:26.322+00:00"}