{"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":"/kilgore-tx-to-port-royal-sc","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Kilgore, TX to Port Royal, SC?","answer":"Kilgore, TX to Port Royal, SC is 949 mi by road — 16h 4m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 43m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $364 against $339 to drive, and it saves 10h 21m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 32 and the flight 52.","origin":"Kilgore, TX","destination":"Port Royal, SC","drive_miles":949,"drive_minutes":964,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":343,"flight_miles":923,"tesla_cost_usd":339,"fly_cost_usd":364,"tesla_stress":32,"fly_stress":52,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-31T16:42:47.917+00:00"}