{"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-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Austin, TX to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Austin, TX to Seattle, WA is 2,117 mi by road — 37h 34m of driving and 12 Supercharger stops — against 7h 24m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $474 against $831 to drive, and it saves 30h 10m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 71.","origin":"Austin, TX","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":2117,"drive_minutes":2254,"charge_stops":12,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":444,"flight_miles":1769,"tesla_cost_usd":831,"fly_cost_usd":474,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":71,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-18T07:38:06.984+00:00"}