{"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":"/charleston-sc-to-new-york-ny","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Charleston, SC to New York, NY?","answer":"Charleston, SC to New York, NY is 757 mi by road — 13h 12m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 7m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $302 against $291 to drive, and it saves 8h 5m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 45 and the flight 53.","origin":"Charleston, SC","destination":"New York, NY","drive_miles":757,"drive_minutes":792,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":307,"flight_miles":628,"tesla_cost_usd":291,"fly_cost_usd":302,"tesla_stress":45,"fly_stress":53,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-09-15T04:29:30.312+00:00"}