{"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":"/bethesda-md-to-detroit-mi","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Bethesda, MD to Detroit, MI?","answer":"Bethesda, MD to Detroit, MI is 513 mi by road — 9h 4m of driving and 3 Supercharger stops — against 4h 38m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $113 against $294 to fly, a saving of $180. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 28 and the flight 52.","origin":"Bethesda, MD","destination":"Detroit, MI","drive_miles":513,"drive_minutes":544,"charge_stops":3,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":278,"flight_miles":383,"tesla_cost_usd":113,"fly_cost_usd":294,"tesla_stress":28,"fly_stress":52,"verdict":"drive","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-09-22T07:37:06.913+00:00"}