{"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":"/cape-town-za-to-johannesburg-za","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Cape Town, ZA to Johannesburg, ZA?","answer":"Cape Town, ZA to Johannesburg, ZA is 1,398 km by road — 16h 59m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 26m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $346 against $328 to drive, and it saves 11h 33m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 56 and the flight 60.","origin":"Cape Town, ZA","destination":"Johannesburg, ZA","drive_miles":868,"drive_minutes":1019,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":326,"flight_miles":783,"tesla_cost_usd":328,"fly_cost_usd":346,"tesla_stress":56,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-16T10:01:54.632+00:00"}