{"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-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Houston, TX to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Houston, TX to Seattle, WA is 2,331 mi by road — 39h 51m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 7h 39m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $490 against $860 to drive, and it saves 32h 12m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 72.","origin":"Houston, TX","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":2331,"drive_minutes":2391,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":459,"flight_miles":1892,"tesla_cost_usd":860,"fly_cost_usd":490,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":72,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-20T14:27:09.241+00:00"}