{"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-pretoria-za","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Cape Town, ZA to Pretoria, ZA?","answer":"Cape Town, ZA to Pretoria, ZA is 1,458 km by road — 17h 34m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 29m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $350 against $299 to drive, and it saves 12h 4m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 57 and the flight 60.","origin":"Cape Town, ZA","destination":"Pretoria, ZA","drive_miles":906,"drive_minutes":1054,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":329,"flight_miles":812,"tesla_cost_usd":299,"fly_cost_usd":350,"tesla_stress":57,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-09-26T16:18:24.945+00:00"}