{"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":"/i-zmir-tr-to-cologne-de","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from İzmir, TR to Cologne, DE?","answer":"İzmir, TR to Cologne, DE is 2,768 km by road — 32h 38m of driving and 10 Supercharger stops — against 6h 58m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $378 against $567 to drive, and it saves 25h 40m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 76.","origin":"İzmir, TR","destination":"Cologne, DE","drive_miles":1720,"drive_minutes":1958,"charge_stops":10,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":418,"flight_miles":1213,"tesla_cost_usd":567,"fly_cost_usd":378,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":76,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T18:46:25.716+00:00"}