{"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":"/california-city-ca-to-new-york-ny","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from California City, CA to New York, NY?","answer":"California City, CA to New York, NY is 2,742 mi by road — 46h 31m of driving and 15 Supercharger stops — against 8h 46m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $562 against $1,082 to drive, and it saves 37h 45m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 76.","origin":"California City, CA","destination":"New York, NY","drive_miles":2742,"drive_minutes":2791,"charge_stops":15,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":526,"flight_miles":2449,"tesla_cost_usd":1082,"fly_cost_usd":562,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":76,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-25T18:29:30.481+00:00"}