{"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":"/buffalo-ny-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Buffalo, NY to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Buffalo, NY to San Francisco, CA is 2,667 mi by road — 45h 58m of driving and 15 Supercharger stops — against 8h 28m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $519 against $1,072 to drive, and it saves 37h 30m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 75.","origin":"Buffalo, NY","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2667,"drive_minutes":2758,"charge_stops":15,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":508,"flight_miles":2304,"tesla_cost_usd":1072,"fly_cost_usd":519,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":75,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-09-19T05:50:25.867+00:00"}