{"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":"/cincinnati-oh-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Cincinnati, OH to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Cincinnati, OH to San Francisco, CA is 2,364 mi by road — 40h 15m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 7h 56m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $508 against $886 to drive, and it saves 32h 19m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 58 and the flight 58.","origin":"Cincinnati, OH","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2364,"drive_minutes":2415,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":476,"flight_miles":2032,"tesla_cost_usd":886,"fly_cost_usd":508,"tesla_stress":58,"fly_stress":58,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-24T13:38:36.378+00:00"}