{"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-cologne-de","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Istanbul, TR to Cologne, DE?","answer":"Istanbul, TR to Cologne, DE is 2,412 km by road — 27h 21m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 19m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $379 against $524 to drive, and it saves 21h 2m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 86 and the flight 68.","origin":"Istanbul, TR","destination":"Cologne, DE","drive_miles":1499,"drive_minutes":1641,"charge_stops":8,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":379,"flight_miles":1223,"tesla_cost_usd":524,"fly_cost_usd":379,"tesla_stress":86,"fly_stress":68,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-09-15T12:11:37.224+00:00"}