{"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":"/indianapolis-in-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Indianapolis, IN to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Indianapolis, IN to San Francisco, CA is 2,258 mi by road — 38h 38m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 7h 45m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $496 against $850 to drive, and it saves 30h 53m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 72.","origin":"Indianapolis, IN","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2258,"drive_minutes":2318,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":465,"flight_miles":1939,"tesla_cost_usd":850,"fly_cost_usd":496,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":72,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-19T22:49:07.933+00:00"}