{"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":"/chicago-il-to-aurora-co","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Chicago, IL to Aurora, CO?","answer":"Chicago, IL to Aurora, CO is 1,005 mi by road — 17h 7m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 39m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $360 against $347 to drive, and it saves 11h 28m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 59 and the flight 61.","origin":"Chicago, IL","destination":"Aurora, CO","drive_miles":1005,"drive_minutes":1027,"charge_stops":6,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":339,"flight_miles":893,"tesla_cost_usd":347,"fly_cost_usd":360,"tesla_stress":59,"fly_stress":61,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-14T04:08:39.051+00:00"}