{"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":"/boston-ma-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA is 3,095 mi by road — 52h 43m of driving and 17 Supercharger stops — against 9h 16m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $595 against $1,152 to drive, and it saves 43h 28m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 66 and the flight 60.","origin":"Boston, MA","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":3095,"drive_minutes":3163,"charge_stops":17,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":556,"flight_miles":2697,"tesla_cost_usd":1152,"fly_cost_usd":595,"tesla_stress":66,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":6,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T20:53:56.562+00:00"}