{"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":"/houston-tx-to-los-angeles-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA?","answer":"Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA is 1,552 mi by road — 26h 12m of driving and 9 Supercharger stops — against 6h 38m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $424 against $588 to drive, and it saves 19h 33m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 45 and the flight 56.","origin":"Houston, TX","destination":"Los Angeles, CA","drive_miles":1552,"drive_minutes":1572,"charge_stops":9,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":398,"flight_miles":1387,"tesla_cost_usd":588,"fly_cost_usd":424,"tesla_stress":45,"fly_stress":56,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T16:42:52.088+00:00"}