{"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-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Charleston, SC to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Charleston, SC to Seattle, WA is 2,938 mi by road — 50h 9m of driving and 16 Supercharger stops — against 8h 41m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $557 against $1,131 to drive, and it saves 41h 27m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 76.","origin":"Charleston, SC","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":2938,"drive_minutes":3009,"charge_stops":16,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":521,"flight_miles":2410,"tesla_cost_usd":1131,"fly_cost_usd":557,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":76,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-01T03:59:18.327+00:00"}