{"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":"/lafayette-la-to-denver-co","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Lafayette, LA to Denver, CO?","answer":"Lafayette, LA to Denver, CO is 1,181 mi by road — 20h 25m of driving and 7 Supercharger stops — against 5h 59m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $674 against $437 to drive, and it saves 14h 26m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 42 and the flight 53.","origin":"Lafayette, LA","destination":"Denver, CO","drive_miles":1181,"drive_minutes":1225,"charge_stops":7,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":359,"flight_miles":1061,"tesla_cost_usd":437,"fly_cost_usd":674,"tesla_stress":42,"fly_stress":53,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-11-01T19:02:38.22+00:00"}