{"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":"/baltimore-md-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Baltimore, MD to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Baltimore, MD to San Francisco, CA is 2,818 mi by road — 48h 15m of driving and 16 Supercharger stops — against 8h 46m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $563 against $1,115 to drive, and it saves 39h 29m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 76.","origin":"Baltimore, MD","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2818,"drive_minutes":2895,"charge_stops":16,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":526,"flight_miles":2451,"tesla_cost_usd":1115,"fly_cost_usd":563,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":76,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-17T12:04:51.863+00:00"}