{"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":"/chattanooga-tn-to-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Chattanooga, TN to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Chattanooga, TN to Seattle, WA is 2,524 mi by road — 43h 3m of driving and 14 Supercharger stops — against 7h 49m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $477 against $908 to drive, and it saves 35h 14m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 73.","origin":"Chattanooga, TN","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":2524,"drive_minutes":2583,"charge_stops":14,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":469,"flight_miles":1974,"tesla_cost_usd":908,"fly_cost_usd":477,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":73,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-09-19T02:41:47.659+00:00"}