{"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":"/detroit-mi-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Detroit, MI to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Detroit, MI to San Francisco, CA is 2,395 mi by road — 40h 42m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 8h 1m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $514 against $891 to drive, and it saves 32h 41m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 73.","origin":"Detroit, MI","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2395,"drive_minutes":2442,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":481,"flight_miles":2074,"tesla_cost_usd":891,"fly_cost_usd":514,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":73,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-17T10:43:35.088+00:00"}