{"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":"/istanbul-tr-to-ardahan-tr","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Istanbul, TR to Ardahan, TR?","answer":"Istanbul, TR to Ardahan, TR is 1,450 km by road — 18h 39m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 19m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $338 against $299 to drive, and it saves 13h 20m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 60 and the flight 59.","origin":"Istanbul, TR","destination":"Ardahan, TR","drive_miles":901,"drive_minutes":1119,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":319,"flight_miles":725,"tesla_cost_usd":299,"fly_cost_usd":338,"tesla_stress":60,"fly_stress":59,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-01T13:32:44.684+00:00"}