{"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":"/fairlight-nsw-to-noosa-heads-qld","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Fairlight, NSW to Noosa Heads, QLD?","answer":"Fairlight, NSW to Noosa Heads, QLD is 1,060 km by road — 12h 43m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 4h 55m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $312 against $253 to drive, and it saves 7h 49m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 43 and the flight 52.","origin":"Fairlight, NSW","destination":"Noosa Heads, QLD","drive_miles":659,"drive_minutes":763,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":295,"flight_miles":523,"tesla_cost_usd":253,"fly_cost_usd":312,"tesla_stress":43,"fly_stress":52,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":8,"updated_at":"2026-10-09T16:01:12.834+00:00"}