{"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-vail-co","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Austin, TX to Vail, CO?","answer":"Austin, TX to Vail, CO is 1,005 mi by road — 17h 53m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 25m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $345 against $347 to drive, and it saves 12h 28m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 60 and the flight 60.","origin":"Austin, TX","destination":"Vail, CO","drive_miles":1005,"drive_minutes":1073,"charge_stops":6,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":325,"flight_miles":776,"tesla_cost_usd":347,"fly_cost_usd":345,"tesla_stress":60,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-12T13:25:22.213+00:00"}