{"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-austin-tx","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Chicago, IL to Austin, TX?","answer":"Chicago, IL to Austin, TX is 1,121 mi by road — 19h 33m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 49m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $370 against $362 to drive, and it saves 13h 44m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 64 and the flight 61.","origin":"Chicago, IL","destination":"Austin, TX","drive_miles":1121,"drive_minutes":1173,"charge_stops":6,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":349,"flight_miles":972,"tesla_cost_usd":362,"fly_cost_usd":370,"tesla_stress":64,"fly_stress":61,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-18T07:37:55.321+00:00"}