{"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":"/bend-or-to-chicago-il","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Bend, OR to Chicago, IL?","answer":"Bend, OR to Chicago, IL is 2,007 mi by road — 34h 10m of driving and 11 Supercharger stops — against 7h 22m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $471 against $816 to drive, and it saves 26h 49m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 54 and the flight 57.","origin":"Bend, OR","destination":"Chicago, IL","drive_miles":2007,"drive_minutes":2050,"charge_stops":11,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":442,"flight_miles":1746,"tesla_cost_usd":816,"fly_cost_usd":471,"tesla_stress":54,"fly_stress":57,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-24T15:01:16.276+00:00"}