{"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":"/knoxville-tn-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Knoxville, TN to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Knoxville, TN to San Francisco, CA is 2,480 mi by road — 42h 13m of driving and 14 Supercharger stops — against 8h 19m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $534 against $902 to drive, and it saves 33h 54m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 74.","origin":"Knoxville, TN","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2480,"drive_minutes":2533,"charge_stops":14,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":499,"flight_miles":2228,"tesla_cost_usd":902,"fly_cost_usd":534,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":74,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-17T20:58:53.999+00:00"}