{"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-new-york-ny","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Austin, TX to New York, NY?","answer":"Austin, TX to New York, NY is 1,743 mi by road — 30h 1m of driving and 10 Supercharger stops — against 6h 52m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $439 against $614 to drive, and it saves 23h 9m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 97 and the flight 69.","origin":"Austin, TX","destination":"New York, NY","drive_miles":1743,"drive_minutes":1801,"charge_stops":10,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":412,"flight_miles":1501,"tesla_cost_usd":614,"fly_cost_usd":439,"tesla_stress":97,"fly_stress":69,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-09-21T13:51:45.344+00:00"}