{"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":"/columbus-oh-to-sarasota-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Columbus, OH to Sarasota, FL?","answer":"Columbus, OH to Sarasota, FL is 1,075 mi by road — 18h 7m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 32m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $352 against $356 to drive, and it saves 12h 35m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 61 and the flight 60.","origin":"Columbus, OH","destination":"Sarasota, FL","drive_miles":1075,"drive_minutes":1087,"charge_stops":6,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":332,"flight_miles":831,"tesla_cost_usd":356,"fly_cost_usd":352,"tesla_stress":61,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-14T08:57:31.238+00:00"}