{"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":"/kansas-city-mo-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Kansas City, MO to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Kansas City, MO to San Francisco, CA is 1,810 mi by road — 30h 44m of driving and 10 Supercharger stops — against 6h 51m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $438 against $623 to drive, and it saves 23h 52m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 99 and the flight 69.","origin":"Kansas City, MO","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":1810,"drive_minutes":1844,"charge_stops":10,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":411,"flight_miles":1495,"tesla_cost_usd":623,"fly_cost_usd":438,"tesla_stress":99,"fly_stress":69,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-19T15:00:41.65+00:00"}