{"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":"/ithaca-ny-to-orlando-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Ithaca, NY to Orlando, FL?","answer":"Ithaca, NY to Orlando, FL is 1,172 mi by road — 20h 35m of driving and 7 Supercharger stops — against 5h 59m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $381 against $369 to drive, and it saves 14h 37m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 69 and the flight 62.","origin":"Ithaca, NY","destination":"Orlando, FL","drive_miles":1172,"drive_minutes":1235,"charge_stops":7,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":359,"flight_miles":1055,"tesla_cost_usd":369,"fly_cost_usd":381,"tesla_stress":69,"fly_stress":62,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":7,"updated_at":"2026-10-14T19:13:21.296+00:00"}