{"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-orlando-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Bethesda, MD to Orlando, FL?","answer":"Bethesda, MD to Orlando, FL is 855 mi by road — 14h 40m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 23m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $319 against $305 to drive, and it saves 9h 17m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 51 and the flight 60.","origin":"Bethesda, MD","destination":"Orlando, FL","drive_miles":855,"drive_minutes":880,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":323,"flight_miles":760,"tesla_cost_usd":305,"fly_cost_usd":319,"tesla_stress":51,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-19T03:29:29.31+00:00"}