{"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-kars-tr","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Istanbul, TR to Kars, TR?","answer":"Istanbul, TR to Kars, TR is 1,431 km by road — 18h 21m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 22m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $341 against $331 to drive, and it saves 12h 59m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 59 and the flight 60.","origin":"Istanbul, TR","destination":"Kars, TR","drive_miles":889,"drive_minutes":1101,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":322,"flight_miles":749,"tesla_cost_usd":331,"fly_cost_usd":341,"tesla_stress":59,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-14T04:44:34.759+00:00"}